Altruistics

According to cybersecurity researchers, the Altruistics threat falls into the threatening category of a Trojan Horse. These stealthy invaders are extremely versatile and can perform a wide range of harmful actions on the infected systems. The particular consequences of the breach will depend on the end goals of the threat actors. Typically, Trojans are used to deploy additional, more specialized malware on the victim's device, collect sensitive and confidential data, run crypto-mining routines and more. 

Trojans are usually delivered through phishing attacks that use targeted lure emails. These emails can carry poisoned file attachments or contain links to corrupted websites set up by the attackers. Users also should be extremely careful when downloading files from unfamiliar sources. After all, cybercriminals often disguise their threatening tools as other legitimate products. While on the victim's system, Altruistics could try to mask its presence by pretending to be a native or legitimate process.  

The consequences of a Trojan attack could be devastating. The attackers could obtain banking or payment details, leading to significant monetary losses for the victim, drop ransomware threats to encrypt the data stored on the device and more. The rise of crypto-miners also has seen cybercriminals attempting to hijack the hardware resources of breached devices and use them to mine for a specific cryptocurrency. Users who notice frequent slowdowns, freezes, crashes, or any other atypical behavior, are strongly encouraged to run a threat scan with a reputable anti-malware solution, as soon as possible.