Microsoft alerts users of Anubis malware

One of the world’s largest technology corporations, Microsoft, has alerted web users to the presence of a new malware called Anubis, capable of stealing funds from any mobile wallet, as well as confidential data.

The computer virus discovered in June by Microsoft Security Intelligence uses a code forking of the well-known Loki malware by attacking memory banks in which bank keys, credit card credentials, movement history and also any data related to crypto wallets can be stored.

Although the malware is identified the same as Android banking malware, it is derived from Loki Bot and has now started to be freely and actively distributed on the Internet, attacking many users.

How does Anubis work?

Tanmay Ganacharya, director of Microsoft’s Research and Security area, affirms that this malware acts by downloading certain attachments of dubious origin, subsequently stealing confidential information and sending it to a C2 server through an HTTP POST command, so a device can become infected when a file is downloaded or a web form is submitted.

Microsoft’s recommendations to protect yourself from Anubis are: avoid visiting unknown web sites and pages, as well as downloading attachments in questionable emails or emails that come from unknown addresses. It is also not recommended to open links that lead to unknown, strange or suspicious websites and to keep the antimalware of devices and computers updated.

K. Villarroel

Source: bitcoin