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Here's why you can trust us. Here s another good reason not to download pirated software By Sead Fadilpašić published 24 August 2022 You wouldn't download an infostealer...would you?
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Here's why you can trust us. Here s another good reason not to download pirated software By Sead Fadilpašić published 24 August 2022 You wouldn't download an infostealer...would you?
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(Image credit: Passwork) Audio player loading… If you ever needed a compelling argument against downloading pirated software, cracks, or activators, here's one - you'll probably end up with a dangerous infostealer along the way, too.  Experts from Zscaler recently analyzed several ongoing malware distribution campaigns, finding an unknown threat actor (or multiple actors) is using SEO poisoning techniques to have their websites appear high up on Google results pages for popular software-related queries such as Adobe Acrobat Pro, 7-Data Recovery Suite, and several other programs.  These websites, most often on .com domains, but also appearing on less popular domains such as .xyz, or .cfd, claim to be hosting these programs (and others), as well as cracks, activators, or anything else that's needed in order to get a commercial (and expensive) program to work - for free.  RedLine Stealer or RecordBreaker What the victims would actually be downloading onto their endpoints, however, are not the programs in question, but rather dangerous infostealing malware, such as RedLine Stealer, or RecordBreaker. These types of malware are capable of all kinds of nasties, from stealing passwords stored in browsers to stealing payment data, to grabbing screenshots.  The best way to protect against these attacks, the researchers are saying, is to refrain from downloading pirated software in the first place, as well as any cracks, keygens, activators, or anything of the sort. Read more> A nasty new infostealer malware is landing in email inboxes (opens in new tab) > Microsoft's campaign against malicious macros has given rise to new, dangerous attacks (opens in new tab) > Here's our roundup of the best identity theft protection services and ID protection providers around (opens in new tab) Furthermore, users can protect their endpoints (opens in new tab) by installing an antivirus or a malware (opens in new tab) protection service, as well as a firewall. Finally, setting up two-factor authentication on as many accounts as possible will prevent threat actors from compromising the accounts, even if they manage to obtain the login credentials.
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(Image credit: Passwork) Audio player loading… If you ever needed a compelling argument against downloading pirated software, cracks, or activators, here's one - you'll probably end up with a dangerous infostealer along the way, too.  Experts from Zscaler recently analyzed several ongoing malware distribution campaigns, finding an unknown threat actor (or multiple actors) is using SEO poisoning techniques to have their websites appear high up on Google results pages for popular software-related queries such as Adobe Acrobat Pro, 7-Data Recovery Suite, and several other programs.  These websites, most often on .com domains, but also appearing on less popular domains such as .xyz, or .cfd, claim to be hosting these programs (and others), as well as cracks, activators, or anything else that's needed in order to get a commercial (and expensive) program to work - for free.  RedLine Stealer or RecordBreaker What the victims would actually be downloading onto their endpoints, however, are not the programs in question, but rather dangerous infostealing malware, such as RedLine Stealer, or RecordBreaker. These types of malware are capable of all kinds of nasties, from stealing passwords stored in browsers to stealing payment data, to grabbing screenshots.  The best way to protect against these attacks, the researchers are saying, is to refrain from downloading pirated software in the first place, as well as any cracks, keygens, activators, or anything of the sort. Read more> A nasty new infostealer malware is landing in email inboxes (opens in new tab) > Microsoft's campaign against malicious macros has given rise to new, dangerous attacks (opens in new tab) > Here's our roundup of the best identity theft protection services and ID protection providers around (opens in new tab) Furthermore, users can protect their endpoints (opens in new tab) by installing an antivirus or a malware (opens in new tab) protection service, as well as a firewall. Finally, setting up two-factor authentication on as many accounts as possible will prevent threat actors from compromising the accounts, even if they manage to obtain the login credentials.
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Also, it is important to note that just because a website pops up high on Google's search engine results page (or any other search engine's, for that matter), that doesn't mean that it's legitimate and that users should trust it by default. Here's our take on the best firewalls (opens in new tab) right now Via: BleepingComputer (opens in new tab) Sead Fadilpašić Sead is a seasoned freelance journalist based in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina. He writes about IT (cloud, IoT, 5G, VPN) and cybersecurity (ransomware, data breaches, laws and regulations). In his career, spanning more than a decade, he's written for numerous media outlets, including Al Jazeera Balkans.
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Also, it is important to note that just because a website pops up high on Google's search engine results page (or any other search engine's, for that matter), that doesn't mean that it's legitimate and that users should trust it by default. Here's our take on the best firewalls (opens in new tab) right now Via: BleepingComputer (opens in new tab) Sead Fadilpašić Sead is a seasoned freelance journalist based in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina. He writes about IT (cloud, IoT, 5G, VPN) and cybersecurity (ransomware, data breaches, laws and regulations). In his career, spanning more than a decade, he's written for numerous media outlets, including Al Jazeera Balkans.
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