Experts, reported detection of new malware that hijacks people’s social media accounts, steals saved login information, and uses their devices to mine cryptocurrencies.
Bitdefender’s Advanced Threat Control Team (ATC) researchers have discovered a new variant that can remain undetected by antivirus programs using DLL sideloading, and they named this malware S1deload Stealer.
In the second half of last year, behind the attack hackers that steals new information software managed to infect hundreds of devices: “Between July and December 2022, Bitdefender identified more than 600 unique users whose products were infected with this malware.” Bitdefender researcher David Ács.
To infect devices, victims themselves have to download and run the malware. Attackers hacked multiple archives allegedly containing adult content (.zip files) they create and cast their fishing rods. Those who download these contents are now left alone with spyware. With this malware infecting the devices, saved in browsers Login information comes into the hands of information-stealing software that decrypts and exports session cookies.
However, the malware has another function. Accordingly, the program is Chrome browser can download and run. in the background running browser, different YouTube opens videos and Facebook posts and increases views. Although this second situation is more innocent than the first, we say that the virus is not good and bad and we invite you to be careful.