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[ad_1] Users who watch pirated content such as movies, web series, TV shows, and video games online are in danger! HP Wolf Security has discovered a new malware campaign called ChromeLoader, which is infecting users with harmful Google Chrome extensions. The latest version, known as ChromeLoader Shampoo, spreads through websites that host pirated movies and video games.How does this work? Hackers deceive Chrome users into downloading the fraudulent extension Shampoo, which promptly redirects the victim's search queries to malicious websites. As a result, these criminals accumulate substantial profits by engaging in fraudulent advertising campaigns that appear as pop-ups on the screen. HP Wolf Security experts say that getting rid of ChromeLoader Shampoo is not as straightforward as unin...

[ad_1] Cyber security experts have detected SharkBot malware in several Google Play Store apps, which have racked up thousands of downloads. In yet another shocking revelation, Google Play Store, which is supposed to be carrying only secured apps, was found to have many apps with malware in them, infecting those users' gadgets who downloaded any of them. Recently, cyber security experts have found variants of the SharkBot malware in several file manager Android apps on the Google Play Store. Some of these apps have thousands of downloads and all these people now have infected phones.A blog post by cyber security experts at Bitdefender informed that "the apps Bitdefender found are disguised as file managers, which explains why they request permission to install external packages from t...

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Google Chrome sends big warning to pirated content users

Dangerous SharkBot malware found in Google Play apps BANNED; did you download any?