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Criminals plant banking malware where victims least expect it - Ars Technica

July 18, 2016

Criminals plant banking malware where victims least expect it - Ars Technica

Ars Technica, July 18, 2016
A criminal gang recently found an effective way to spread malware that drains online bank accounts. According to Kaspersky Lab, they bundled the malicious executable inside a file that installed a legitimate administrative tool available for download. The legitimate tool is known as Ammyy Admin and is used to provide remote access to a computer so someone can work on it even when they don't have physical access to it.

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Criminals plant banking malware where victims least expect it - Ars Technica

Criminals plant banking malware where victims least expect it - Ars Technica
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