Cryptojacking: Fake Adobe Flash Player Updater Installs Coin Mining Software
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Published Oct 12, 2018 03:12PM ET
Updated Oct 15, 2018 03:41PM ET
Cryptojacking: Fake Adobe Flash Player Updater Installs Coin Mining Software
Crypto mining malware has attacked computers by using a fake Adobe (NASDAQ:ADBE) Flash Player updater, cybersecurity company Palo Alto said on Thursday. The firm analyzed several files, dated back from March 25 till September 10, Brad Duncan, a computer specialist at Palo Alto explained in a blog post.
The infected downloads installed virtual coin mining software like XMRig, a program for “creating” a Monero (XMR) .
“As early as August 2018, some samples impersonating Flash updates have borrowed pop-up notifications from the official Adobe installer. These fake Flash updates install unwanted programs like an XMRig cryptocurrency miner, but...
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