Data stealing malware, pushed through compromised Google search ads, is attempting to evade detection by using virtualisation components:
Google ads push ‘virtualized’ malware made for antivirus evasion (bleepingcomputer.com)
Researchers think this new type of attack strategy and other emerging attack vectors are being prompted s as reaction to Microsoft tightening the security on macros in it’s Office products.
Recently Microsoft OneNote and Visual Studio add-ins have both been used recently by threat actors to implement malware, again it is thought because of Microsoft closing the door on macros.
Further Reading
Microsoft Office Macros – The Good, The Bad and the Ugly
