dll files known as “BackDoor.TeamViewer.” Out of these two, one of them contains legitimate files of Teamviewer’s application. Secondly, coming to the process in itself, two additional folders are created in a directory %userappdata% apart from the original editor’s files. Web shows the download file available on CNET.
Web’s blog post, who receives this redirection though depends on one’s location therefore those not targeted will end up on the original site. See: Fake VPN website delivering password-stealing malwareĪccording to Dr. Firstly, when the user clicks on the link, it redirects them to downloadsvideosfotdevcom “which is a spoofed domain name controlled by hackers.” This then results in the user downloading a modified installation setup “but with a valid digital signature,” explained Dr. How this works is through a two-fold process. The malware campaign worked in a way that when users headed to download the software, they did indeed get the original program alongside but only this time it had been modified to include malicious programs. Web has revealed it caught hackers using the CNET website to spread nasty malware through its software download section.Īccording to researchers, they identified a download link of a popular video player – VSDC – to be compromised on its CNET page. Yet another attempt by hackers to drop malware through CNET’s download section.
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