Friday, December 22, 2017

Hacker is now trying to install malware on PCs that mines for Monero


Current cryptocurrency All the outbreaks Even the creators of the malware. That is starting to change the user's data for ransom. To install malware the machine to dig a mine instead.

FortiGuard Labs research unit affiliated security company Fortinet discovered that the hacker group behind the malware ransom VenusLocker modify the new guidelines. Change is bringing malware to infected PCs. Digging for Monero.



FortiGuard argue that the creation of ransomware became more troublesome. Because of several proactive measures were added in the latter half of Microsoft such as Windows Defender. Featuring anti-edit important files. It is no surprise that the hacker began looking for ways other money instead.

The reason to choose Monero is because you don't have to use the processing power to dig was Bitcoin and have no identity than harder to trace over it.

A form of malware that is disguised as a process wuapp.exe name so as not to be caught easily. it is a program used to dig XMRig v2.4.2.

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