TSPY_ONLINEG.OMU

TSPY_ONLINEG.OMU is a dangerous spyware infection designed to steal private data from online gamers. TSPY_ONLINEG.OMU installs a malicious backdoor Trojan on the victim's computer system, allowing criminals to gain unauthorized access to the infected computer system. One of the most dangerous aspects of the TSPY_ONLINEG.OMU Trojan is the fact that TSPY_ONLINEG.OMU works together with a malicious backdoor Trojan to make its attack more effective. By combining data theft with the backdoor infection, TSPY_ONLINEG.OMU makes the victim's computer system more vulnerable to future attacks and to other known types of online scams.

South Korean PC Users are the Target of TSPY_ONLINEG.OMU

Most TSPY_ONLINEG.OMU infections target South Korean computer systems. TSPY_ONLINEG.OMU infections have been detected on compromised South Korean Web pages which host TSPY_ONLINEG.OMU's malicious executable file. TSPY_ONLINEG.OMU is an update of a previous spy Trojan attack known as TSPY_ONLINEG.ASQ that first appeared in 2012. TSPY_ONLINEG.OMU shares numerous characteristics with this previous spy Trojan but has the added backdoor Trojan component that makes its attack considerably more dangerous. TSPY_ONLINEG.OMU is designed to steal account names and passwords for popular online games. Apart from this, a dangerous keylogger and backdoor Trojan is installed if the computer attempts to visit administrator consoles for important websites in various key industries, in an attempt to turn a TSPY_ONLINEG.OMU attack into a more dangerous type of intrusion. These types of attacks are targeting several key industries in South Korea, including companies involved in TV, news, shopping, finance, advertising and gaming.

TSPY_ONLINEG.OMU Targets South Korean Computer Users

One of the main reasons TSPY_ONLINEG.OMU targets computer users in South Korea is the fact that online gaming is very popular in this country. However, the TSPY_ONLINEG.OMU attack may actually be used to hide a more dangerous intent of this attack. Since most malware in TSPY_ONLINEG.OMU's family is known to steal login data for online gaming, computer security researchers may believe that TSPY_ONLINEG.OMU is solely designed to steal gaming credentials. This means that many computer users or PC security analysts may overlook the second stage of the TSPY_ONLINEG.OMU attack which installs dangerous backdoor Trojans on computer systems related to the industries listed above. This sophisticated technique makes PC security analysts suspect that the TSPY_ONLINEG.OMU Trojan may actually be part of a dangerous industrial espionage campaign.