The website ZDNetreports on a recent investigation conducted by Kaspersky Lab, a maker of a range of antivirus products, which discovered a new and nasty malware called Razy, which targets the Google Chrome and its rival Mozilla Firefox.
This type of malware is a Trojan, which means it enters your device through legitimate means and then wreaks havoc once it has gotten past your device's defenses.
Even worse, this Trojan also blocks your browser’s ability to check for updates and any extensions you may have installed. Once that task is complete, the Trojan scans your browser add-ons (such as password managers and screenshot takers) for any traces of Bitcoin and other digital currencies.
Razy then steals these coins and replaces your digital wallet with an empty one. It can also insert fake Google search results, and clicking on any of them will take you to malicious websites that try to extort money from you.
Razy can even replace the Wikipedia banner that occasionally appears to ask for a donation and instead redirect you to the scammer's Bitcoin and Ethereum accounts, where it encourages you to send your cash.
Fortunately, such attacks are not difficult to detect by a virus scanner – Kaspersky Lab says that all antivirus products can now detect Razy – but the increasing sophistication and number of these attacks show that malicious hackers are not going to give up so easily. As long as there is money, there will always be someone looking for ways to steal it!
