A new ransomware called CoronaVirus has been distributed through a fake web site pretending to promote the system optimization software and utilities from WiseCleaner.
With the increasing fears and anxiety of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak, an attacker has started to build a campaign to distribute a malware cocktail consisting of the CoronaVirus Ransomware and the Kpot information-stealing Trojan.
This new ransomware was discovered by
MalwareHunterTeam and after further digging into the source of the file, we have been able to determine how the threat actor plans on distributing the ransomware and possible clues suggesting that it may actually be a wiper.
CoronaVirus Ransomware spread through fake WiseCleaner site
To distribute the malware, the attackers have created a web site that impersonates the legitimate Windows system utility site WiseCleaner.com.
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