Now cybercriminals are more interested in Bitcoins and Data Mining than victim information. Below is another example that shows the interest of cybercriminals.
A security researcher at Malwarebytes has discovered a fake Facebook page with a video that displays the message "An updated version of the YouTube flash player is required" and "downloads" the fake flash player file
Once the user opens the fake flash player, 2 executable files enter the computer, “control.exe” and “svhost.exe”.
What Svchost.exe attempts to connect to a P2Pool – a decentralized Bitcoin mining pool that works by creating a peer-to-peer network. However, it fails to connect. The malware is identified as PUP.BitCoinMiner.
Users are always advised to download software from trusted sources and directly from the software provider.
