Dangerous malware steals user passwords -
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New malware is currently raging on Windows, warns the Microsoft 365 Defender team.
Called Adrozek, this virus spreads across machines when users surf certain websites and download certain seemingly innocent software.
In fact, these contain the dangerous virus.
According to Microsoft, no less than 17,000 Internet pages spread over 159 domains contain the Adrozek malware.
The distribution of malware is also particularly sophisticated since its authors continually renew the URLs in order to avoid detection.
Once deployed on an operating system, Adrozek attacks Chrome, Firefox, and Edge web browsers, changes preferences and internal folders, and takes the form of ads in search results.
Clicking on these ads will redirect you to pages that generate ad revenue for attackers.
On its blog, Microsoft warns against these misleading ads by highlighting the differences between legitimate and spurious ads:
Dangerous malware steals user passwords - Geeko
More dangerous than it looks
So far, the effects of the malware have been relatively limited.
Only your user experience on your Internet browser will be degraded, but Adrozek's actions do not end there.
Beyond trying to generate money, the malware also aims to recover the usernames and passwords of its victims.
Once it is deployed on a web browser, it will indeed attempt to get its hands on this sensitive information.
Its authors can then attempt to connect to the accounts of their victims on banking or online sales sites.
The Microsoft team emphasizes how important it is to download software and other programs from recognized and secure distributors.
It also recalls the importance of having different passwords for each platform, in order to prevent a single combination of stolen identifiers from being able to hack several accounts.
Finally, in case of a problem, Microsoft advises to uninstall your Internet browser and reinstall it to get rid of the malware.
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