New malware is used to steal passwords, install cryptocurrency miners and other Trojans.
The malware is developed for the operating system Windows, και ονομάζεται όνομα MosaicLoader. It infects its victims around the world, and tries to get into as many devices as possible, according to Bitdefender.
Unlike other viruses that spread through phishing attacks, MosaicLoader is a virus that is spread through broken software ads to its potential victims.
If you have a problem with some software and you search for it on the Internet, you can see links that offer you some cheap, or free solution. You can even see links that lead to torrent pages and have a new version of the software you are looking for.
MosaicLoader immediately after infecting one system, starts downloading others malware, όπως το Glupteba, ένα κακόβουλο λογισμικό που δημιουργεί κάποιο backdoor cuts to collect sensitive information such as passwords, usernames, and more.
This malware (MosaicLoader) gives attackers access to computer of the victim.
According to researchers of bitDefender, most infections come from cracked software, which can be downloaded from pirated pages. Antiviruses recognize MosaicLoader, but there are also users who disable security software to install some cracked app!
So beware of cracked softwares-gameα, κανείς δεν γνωρίζει τι περιέχουν τα exe που τρέχετε στον computer you.
Bitdefender.com download Whitepaper (pdf)