Malware Security Alerts Weekly Report for October 25 - October 31, 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!

This Week in Malware Video

This episode discusses the following topics: US sanctions against Russian government center linked to the Triton malware threat, Vizom malware masquerading as a video conferencing app to trick users into access to their banking accounts, and how the Windows malware threat GravitRAT (Remote Access Trojan) is now infecting MacOS and Android devices.

Malware Security Alerts of the Week

	Mmpa Ransomware Mmpa Ransomware is threat from the STOP/Djvu family of ransomware that locks up PCs through decryption where it will make demands for the victimized computer user to pay a fee to supposedly restore the files and normal access to the infected system. Read more
	Mars Ransomware Mars Ransomware is a dangerous file encryption Trojan horse that leads to the infection of ransomware, such as the Major Ransomware threat, which could lock up a PC and make demands to the user to pay a fee for decrypting the same files. Read more
	Jokerlivestream.com Jokerlivestream.com is a browser hijacker known for promoting and offering live video streams of sporting events. The unfortunate parts of Jokerlivestream.com is that viewing some of the streaming content may lead to annoying advertisements or sponsored links along with associated hijacker components that may load within popular web browser applications. Read more
	'I am a professional coder and i hacked your device' Email Scam The I am a professional coder and i hacked your device Email Scam is a misleading message that makes many bogus claims mainly for tricking computer users into believing that a professional hacker has contacted them to let them know that their device was hacked and then offer methods to fix them, which is all part of a money-grabbing scam. Read more

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This Week’s Most Interesting Computer Security and Malware News

	Qbot Spreads Through Windows Defender Phishing Emails Qbot, also known as Quakbot, is a banking trojan horse threat for computers that is actively spreading through Windows Defender phishing emails, which look to most to be a legitimate email but is actually designed to steal personal information.
	Scammers Attack Trump Campaign Website During the U.S. Presidential election process hackers are busier than ever. In that busyness, scammers are attacking Trump campaign websites defacing them with ridiculous propaganda.
	Emotet Malware Uses US Election Campaign as Bait The 2020 US Presidential election cycle is taking place and hackers behind the dangerous Emotet malware threat are using the campaign process as bait to lure computer users through phishing emails and other attacks that ultimately steal personal information and infected countless computers with malware.