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Malware downloader infects your PC without a mouse click
The downloader installs a banking Trojan into your PC the moment your mouse pointer hovers over it.
You think youβre safe from malware since you never click suspicious-looking links, then somebody finds a way to infect your PC anyway. Security researchers have discovered that cybercriminals have recently started using a malware downloader that installs a banking Trojan to your computer even if you donβt click anything. All it takes to trigger the download is to hover your mouse pointer over a hyperlink in a carrier PowerPoint file.
According to researchers from Trend Micro and Dodge This Security the technique was used by a recent spam email campaign targeting companies and organizations in Europe, the Middle East and Africa. The emailsβ subjects were mostly finance-related, such as βInvoiceβ and βOrder #,β with an attached PowerPoint presentation.
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The downloader installs a banking Trojan into your PC the moment your mouse pointer hovers over it.
You think youβre safe from malware since you never click suspicious-looking links, then somebody finds a way to infect your PC anyway. Security researchers have discovered that cybercriminals have recently started using a malware downloader that installs a banking Trojan to your computer even if you donβt click anything. All it takes to trigger the download is to hover your mouse pointer over a hyperlink in a carrier PowerPoint file.
According to researchers from Trend Micro and Dodge This Security the technique was used by a recent spam email campaign targeting companies and organizations in Europe, the Middle East and Africa. The emailsβ subjects were mostly finance-related, such as βInvoiceβ and βOrder #,β with an attached PowerPoint presentation.
Read More on Thisβ¦
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