Google Chrome, Firefox, Edge affected by Adrozek malware campaign: Microsoft

Microsoft on December 10 warned about a persistent malware campaign which is actively disturbing all major web browsers, including Google Chrome, Firefox and Edge. According to its blog post, Microsoft informed that malware campaign is build to inject fraudulent s into search result and siphon off users’ personal information. malware is called ‘rozek’ and it has been in circulation since May this year. It was also found across more than 30,000 devices per day as its peak spre this summer. 

While sharing a picture of a map, Microsoft informed that Europe and Asia were severely affected by malware over May to September. company said that in total, officials recorded hundreds and thousands of encounters of rozek malware across globe, with a heavy concentration in Europe and in South Asia and Souast Asia. According to blog post, malware is capable of modifying web browsers like Chrome, Mozilla and Edge - three browsers that account for 70 per cent of browser market share. 

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Microsoft explained that rozek is distributed via 159 malicious domains or more and each of se domains hosts 17,300 distinct URLs at an aver. Furr, company said that all se domains house hundreds and  thousands of unique malware samples and can bypass security tools that usually filter such threats. Microsoft said that if malware is t detected and blocked, n it ds browser extensions, modifies a specific DLL per target browser, and changes browser settings to insert ditional, unauthorized s into web ps, often on top of legitimate s from search engines. 

company ded, “ intended effect is for users, searching for certain keywords, to invertently on se malware-inserted s, which le to affiliate ps. attackers earn through affiliate vertising programs, which pay by amount of traffic referred to sponsored affiliated ps”. 

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High-priority and urgent threats

Although generation of “illegitimate affiliate revenue” by distributing is obviously illegal, however, it is limited in how threatening it is for users. According to blog, re are rozek strains specific to Mozilla Firefox that are coded to lift users credentials stored on device. This opens up possibility of account takeover and identity ft, firm said. In such cases, Microsoft that se are high-priority and urgent threats and need to be dressed immediately. 

Furrmore, Microsoft even explained how to stop malware. To shield oneself against rozek and similar browser modifiers, firm suggests that users do t downlo files from disreputable sources and use antivirus services for protection. Microsoft also ded that if anyone thinks y have alrey been affected by malware, n y should uninstall and n reinstall web browsers y use. 

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