Many people download series, movies and games through various applications over the internet. Various dangers await people who prefer illegal ways to avoid paying for such content. New research by HP Wolf has revealed a new malware targeting people who download TV shows and movies.
Malware is after personal data
According to the statement made by the company, it claims that the malware called ChromeLoader has been infecting users of websites that offer movie and game download services since March. This software is said to trick users into installing a malicious extension called Shampoo.
While it is stated that the Shampoo extension redirects users’ search queries to malicious websites, it is stated that it is very difficult to get rid of this software. The software, which takes various ways to persist on computers, has been re-detected every 50 minutes via the Task Scheduler.
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Experts state that this malware protects itself very well, while it also has various measures against deletion. These applications can also protect themselves against many debugging and analysis operations to a great extent.
In the HP Wolf Security Threat Insights Report, published quarterly by the company, the Chrome extension malware, in addition to all these, shares information about people by hijacking users’ Office 365 accounts.
Experts state that users should be very careful when opening e-mail attachments, clicking on links and downloading through the browser to protect against such attacks. Let us remind you once again that users’ personal data can be easily exposed as a result of such downloads.
Although the Internet has a lot of useful information and content, it is necessary to be careful with this type of malware. So what do you think about downloading series, movies or games from the internet? You can share your views with us in the comments section.