Fake Windows Game Booster Spreads Password Stealing Malware

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Attackers have created a fake site that impersonates the legitimate Smart Game Booster site, but instead distributes a Trojan that steals your passwords, cryptocurrency wallets, browser history, and much more.

A tactic that is being seen more often is for attackers to create fake and convincing web sites that pretend to be legitimate software. These fake sites, though, distribute password stealing Trojans instead.

A new site was discovered by security researcher MalwareHunterTeam called gameboosterpro that is identical to the legitimate site pcgameboost.com.
The difference, though, is that while pcgameboost.com distributes a legitimate software program called Smart Game Booster, the gameboosterpro site distributes the Baldr password and information stealing Trojan.

Fake Windows Game Booster Spreads Password Stealing Malware

Attackers have created a fake site that impersonates the legitimate Smart Game Booster site, but instead distributes a Trojan that steals your passwords, cryptocurrency wallets, browser history, and much more.

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