Beware! Russian Releases WebCobra to Mine Cryptocurrency on your Computer – McAfee Labs report

The cybersecurity experts from McAfee Labs discovered a new crypto mining malware dubbed WebCobra.

According to the latest report prepared by the company, which specializes in threat research, threat intelligence, and cybersecurity, malicious software they have dubbed WebCobra has come from Russia. While WebCobra can be traced around the globe, Brazil, South Africa, and the United States are among the worst-hit regions.

The snake attack – how it happens

WebCobra sneaks into a victim’s computer via rogue PUP installers that check the running environment and install the mining software depending on the architecture and system specifications.

This malware is rather unusual in that it analyzes the configuration of the compromised machine and installs Cryptonight miner on x86 systems or downloads and executes Claymore’s Zcash miner on x64 systems.

The snake bite is poiso…

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