Security researchers are warning of a new browser hijacking malware script impacting Google Chrome called 'ChromeLoader.' Here's how to tell if you're at risk:
Security researchers are warning of a new browser hijacking malware script impacting Google Chrome called “ChromeLoader,” here’s how to tell if you’re at risk.that security researchers have begun warning of a new browser hijacking malware called ChromeLoader. The malware attempts to hijack users’ Google Chrome web browsers and redirect them to advertisements websites and other malicious pages but differs from other malware in that it uses Windows PowerShell, expanding its capabilities.
ChromeLoader manifests as a browser extension, modifying victims’ Chrome settings and redirecting user traffic. On Windows machines, victims are most likely to become infected with the virus via ISO files posing as video games or pirated films and TV shows.
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