Spyware

VipKeyLogger is a type of malware classified as a keystroke logger, specifically designed to capture and record every keystroke made by a user on their device. Once installed, it operates stealthily in the background, making it difficult for users to detect its presence. This malicious software typically infiltrates systems through deceptive emails containing infected attachments, often disguised as legitimate documents or purchase orders. When the attachment is opened, it exploits vulnerabilities in software, allowing the keylogger to execute its code and gain access to sensitive information. VipKeyLogger collects a wide array of personal data, including login credentials, credit card numbers, and personal messages, which are then transmitted to cybercriminals for misuse. The silent nature of keyloggers enables them to harvest extensive amounts of sensitive data over time without raising any suspicion, putting victims at significant risk of identity theft and financial loss. Vigilance in email handling and the use of robust security software are essential to prevent such infections.

Mia Khalifa Game is presented as a virtual adult dating game, purportedly named after the popular American adult actress Mia Khalifa. However, beneath its seemingly innocuous facade lies a nefarious piece of spyware known as the Virtual Girlfriend virus, which belongs to the Maikspy spyware family. This unwanted application primarily targets Windows and Android users, employing deceptive methods to infiltrate devices and extract sensitive personal information. Once installed, it stealthily collects data such as contacts, SMS messages, and login credentials, sending this information to remote Command and Control servers operated by cybercriminals. Users often find themselves facing intrusive ads and a significant decline in device performance, as the malware runs in the background. Ultimately, the Mia Khalifa Game serves not as a legitimate application but as a tool for exploitation and privacy invasion, highlighting the importance of vigilance when downloading software from the internet.

SearchBlox (200,000+ downloads) is a rogue browser extension designed to hack Roblox accounts. This extension is ostensibly developed to help Roblox players fast search for various servers and allegedly play with famous YouTubers. In fact, quite recently it was discovered that SearchBlox has a malicious JavaScript, which allows developers to access Roblox accounts, automatically trade limited items (de facto steal them) via Rolimon's platform, and steal Robux (in-game currency) as well. SearchBlox is similar to another malicious extension called RoSearcher, which was popular around 3 months ago and was being used for stealing Roblox accounts as well. And despite both of them are no longer available for installation from Chrome Web Store, they managed to score a number of downloads and still continue affecting numerous players who do not know about their malicious abilities. Thus, if the SearchBlox (or other) extension happens to be installed in your browser, we strongly advise you to delete it immediately. Use our step-by-step guide to do so below. After this, it is also worth changing your login credentials (password) for your Roblox account to avoid further or not-yet-happened abuse.

Spyrix is a keylogger program that targets both Mac and Windows systems. Users reported they started experiencing this app on their systems after installing other dubious programs, such as JB Web Service. On the initial basis, keyloggers are a type of software designed to record various information typed on one's computer (keyboard keystrokes, mouse clicks, etc.). It can be legitimately used by individuals and companies to track system activity - of employees, for instance. However, in many cases, keyloggers are yet perceived as spyware that is distributed by cybercriminals to monitor users' activity and steal potentially valuable data like log-ins and passwords. As a result, the recorded data can be used for hacking social media accounts and stealing money from finance-related accounts like banks. Spyrix is classified as malware and should therefore be removed from your system. You can use our instructions below to do it. After this, it is also strongly advised to change all your passwords to make sure there is no unauthorized control over your accounts.

Bahamut is a malicious program that targets Android devices and is classified as spyware. Malware of such is designed to spy on users' sensitive data and misuse it for future financial benefits. Upon successful installation, the virus acts as a regular application and requests users to provide a number of "mandatory" permissions. This can include permission for accessing camera, reading messages and managing phone contacts, recording audio, accessing phone memory, and other suspicious permits that should not be given to doubtful software. The main goal of Bahamut is normally set on extracting potentially valuable information from popular messaging apps such as WhatsApp, Facebook Messenger, Telegram, Viber, ProtectedText, Imo, Secapp, and Signal as well. Cybercriminals do this by sending collected information to their remote Command & Control server. The same is used for deploying various commands to control the infected device as well. Having Bahamut installed on your system will by far lead to many security and privacy risks. This is why such software must be removed as soon as you see it. Do it using our guide below and also learn how its installation occurred.

Quite recently, hackers found a new Windows vulnerability to aid the penetration of systems with malware. The exploit is inherently related to MSDT (Microsoft Support Diagnostic Tool) and allows cybercriminals to perform various actions by deploying commands through the PowerShell console. It was therefore called Follina and assigned this tracker code CVE-2022-30190. According to some reputable experts who researched this problem, the exploit ends up successful once users open malicious Word files. Threat actors use Word’s remote template feature to request an HTML file from a remote web server. Following this, attackers get access to running PowerShell commands to install malware, manipulate system-stored data as well as run other malicious actions. The exploit is also immune to any antivirus protection, ignoring all safety protocols and allowing infections to sneak undetected. Microsoft does work on the exploit solution and promises to roll out a fix update as soon as possible. We thus recommend you constantly check your system for new updates and install them eventually. Before that, we can guide you through the official resolution method suggested by Microsoft. The method is to disable the MSDT URL protocol, which will prevent further risks from being exploited until an update appears.

89N3PDyZzakoH7W6n8ZrjGDDktjh8iWFG6eKRvi3kvpQ is the name of a clipboard hijacker. Such type of malware is quite rare to get infected with due to its recent development. The operation of this malware is simple - it substitutes whatever is copied into the copy-paste buffer with the 89N3PDyZzakoH7W6n8ZrjGDDktjh8iWFG6eKRvi3kvpQ string. In other words, if you try to copy and paste some piece of text, it will be eventually replaced with the aforementioned characters. Luckily, this malware sample does not work exactly as intended. Devastating clipboard hijackers are originally designed to detect when victims perform crypto-related transactions and substitute the recipient's wallet address with one by cybercriminals. This way, victims may overlook the replacement and send cryptocurrencies to the substituted address of cybercriminals. The operation of such clipboard manipulations can be prevented by terminating the AutoIt v3 Script (32 bit) process in Windows Task Manager. Unfortunately, the same symptoms may appear again until a malicious program is present. This is why it is important to detect and remove it as soon as possible. It is also worth checking whether some other malware got installed along with the clipboard hijacker. Run a full analysis of your system and perform the complete removal of detected threats using our guidelines below.

RedLine Stealer is a malicious piece of software that targets computer users in order to steal important data. The virus is publicly available on hacker forums for the price of 150-200$. It is therefore employed to install on unprotected systems and start collecting sensitive information like passwords, logins, banking-related details, and other types of data to access various accounts in social media, banking apps, or cryptocurrency wallets. Among the list of targeted crypto-wallets are AtomicWallet, Armory, BitcoinCore, Ethereum, DashCore, Electrum, Bytecoin, Zcash, Jaxx, Exodus, LitecoinCore, and Monero as well. It was also spotted to disable the operation of VPN clients like ProtonVPN, OpenVPN, and NordVPN - presumably to alleviate the data collection process. In general, RedLine Stealer is designed to capitalize on the gathered data. Cybercriminals may therefore misuse valuable information to generate profits and cause reputational damage. It is also possible that this virus delivers additional malware like trojans or high-risk infections similar to ransomware (file-encryptors). Thus, if you suspect RedLine Stealer to have attacked your system, immediately use our tutorial below to remove the infection and restore a safe computer experience.