Malicious CSV text files used to install BazarBackdoor malware

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A new phishing campaign is using specially crafted CSV text files to infect users' devices with the BazarBackdoor malware.
A comma-separated values (CSV) file is a text file containing lines of text with columns of data separated by commas. In many cases, the first line of text is the header, or description, for each column.

For example, a very basic CSV text file containing the capitals of some US states is illustrated below. Notice how commas separate each column of data (states and capitals). ... ... ...
 

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