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> GootLoader Malware Uses 500–1,000 Concatenated ZIP Archives to Evade Detection

[SOURCE] The Hacker News [DATE: 16/01/2026 17:59] [LANGUAGE: EN]
GootLoader Malware Uses 500–1,000 Concatenated ZIP Archives to Evade Detection
The JavaScript (aka JScript) malware loader called GootLoader has been observed using a malformed ZIP archive that's designed to sidestep detection efforts by concatenating anywhere from 500 to 1,000 archives. "The actor creates a malformed archive as an anti-analysis technique," Expel security researcher Aaron Walton said in a report shared with The Hacker News. "That is, many unarchiving tools
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