Malware Security Alerts Weekly Report for December 6 - December 12, 2020
This week, the SpyHunter malware research team has highlighted a weekly roundup of common and critical malware threats that are currently affecting computers around the world. Take a look at this week's report and stay ahead of trending malware threats!
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This Week in Malware Video
This episode discusses the following topics: How the Tesla RAT malware threat steals passwords from infected devices, the top cyber crimes and how they affect everyone, and Android malware removal tips.
Malware Security Alerts of the Week
Chromium Virus Chromium Virus is an open-source threat that allows developers to inject suspicious and malicious code into the Chromium web browser application thus causing issues on computers that it is installed on. Read more |
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Segurazo Segurazo is a potentially unwanted program that some have found to be intrusive and annoying due to it supposedly offering antivirus capabilities but often fails to properly detect and eliminate computer viruses and malware. Read more |
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Fastsupport Fastsupport is a potentially unwanted program that may offer certain support and computer fix features but may fail to provide them on the basis that most computer users expect. Read more |
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WebHelper WebHelper is a program that computer security experts have deemed as a potentially unwanted program mostly due to it not fulfilling its initial promises of being an assistant or app to make one's computer use experience better. Read more |
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This Week’s Most Interesting Computer Security and Malware News
The OceanLotus APT Group Attacks MacOS Systems with an Updated Backdoor Threat The OceanLotus APT (Advanced Persistent Threat) Group was now found to be actively attacking MacOS systems through an updated backdoor trojan horse threat, debunking the idea that Macs don't get hit with malware threats. |
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NjRAT Remote Access Trojan Threat Found in Npm Packages The JavaScript developer tools company Npm has come under attack for having attackers leverage the NjRAT (remote access trojan) threat to place them in their Npm packages for distribution. |
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Cybercrooks Attack COVID-19 Vaccine Cold Chain Organizations Cybercrooks are taking clear aim at the cold storage needed for distribution of upcoming COVID-19 vaccines and such an attack could cost lives in the battle against Coronavirus. |