The coronavirus has turned on alerts worldwide. To date, coronavirus deaths exceed 560 deaths from this disease and there are 28,018 confirmed cases in Wuhan, China.
In addition to these effects, the coronavirus has had other consequences, including one that directly affects Internet users.
Hackers disguise their malware in pdf, mp4, docx format files. These documents speak of advice not to get the coronavirus; When the user clicks on them, it becomes infected with worms, Trojans or other malicious programs.
The cybersecurity company Kaspersky, revealed that hackers are using the coronavirus as a hook to steal user data, using a Tweet in their official account.
This is what Kapersky's Tweet points out.
The coronavirus came to the web with malware in fake files that advise protection. These are:
- Worm.VBS.Dinihou.r
- Worm.Python.Agent.c
- UDS: DangerousObject.Multi.Generic
- Trojan.WinLNK.Agent.ew
- HEUR: Trojan.WinLNK.Agent.gen and Trojan.PDF.Badur.b
The archives "pretend to be video instructions on how to protect yourself from the virus, updates of the disease progression and even virus detection procedures," Kaspersky said in a statement.
What are malware capable of hiding behind the coronavirus?They can destroy, block, modify or copy data; In addition, interfere with the operation of computers or computer networks.
"The coronavirus, a topic that is widely discussed as important news, has already been used as a hook by cybercriminals. So far we have seen only 10 unique files, but as this type of activity often occurs with popular media issues, we hope that this trend grows. As people continue to worry about protecting themselves from this virus, we may see more and more malware hidden in fake documents about the spread of the coronavirus, â€said Anton Ivanov, Kaspersky malware analyst.
Kaspersky commented that the number of infected devices is still unknown.
Remember that we should always be prepared for these types of cyber attacks at any time, so we recommend that you do not open any information about the coronavirus if you are not sure that this information is true or of any trusted contact, but even so, make sure Ask your contact if he sent that file.
