A new and upgraded variant of the Jasper loader malware downloader has been observed in the wild actively targeting Italian victims. The malware’s activity has been picking up during the last few months, with operators behind the malspam campaigns which drop it on targets from Central Europe showing an obvious focus on potential Italian and German targets. The latest version has added sandbox and virtual machine detection which allows it to stay one step ahead of malware analysts and anti-malware solutions which would try to dissect it.
Source: https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/upgraded-jasperloader-malware-adds-anti-analysis-mechanisms/