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Malware Security Alerts Weekly Report for December 12 - December 18, 2021

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!

This Week in Malware Video

This episode discusses the following topics: How there is nothing pretty about Lisa Ransomware, the Futm Ransomware threat joins the popular STOP/Djvu malware family, and outdated security solution RAV Antivirus comes back to spread through bundled software downloads.

Malware Security Alerts of the Week

 

ransomwareKoko Ransomware
Koko Ransomware is a threat that offers a decryption key but may first attempt to extort money through conventional methods from the victimized computer user by holding the encrypted files for ransom. Read more

 

 

trojan horseSabsik Trojan
Sabsik Trojan is a dangerous Windows PC threat that may allow remote hackers access to the infected computer where they may find and steal data among execute harmful payloads that could cause the system to carry out malicious actions on the Internet. Read more

 

 

Wnlu Ransomware
Wnlu Ransomware is from the large STOP/Djvu family of malware threats known for their ability to spread through spam email attachments and seek out certain files only to encrypt them and demand a ransom from the computer user to supposedly restore those same files. Read more

 

InitialProgram
InitialProgram is a potentially unwanted program that may be thought as adware due to its ability to display alerts or notifications on a MacOS computer, and cause its normal use or the surfing on the Internet be interrupted. Read more

This Week’s Most Interesting Computer Security and Malware News

  Log4j Exploits Diversify to Expose Popular App & Service Vulnerabilities, Issue Likely to Linger
The Log4j exploit is being used in new ways paving a path for the vulnerability to allow hackers and cybercrooks to take advantage of Log4j to infiltrate the security of exploited or targeted systems. Read more
  Hackers Now Leveraging New Covid-19 Omicron Anxiety to Target US Universities
Computer hackers are taking a new road to seek out Universities in America through a process of leveraging the fears and anxieties surrounding the latest Omicron COVID-19 variant. Read more

Malware Security Alerts Weekly Report for December 12 - December 18, 2021 Screenshots

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