“Gamers systems typically have more processing power, which generates more revenue for the cybercriminals.”
Monsters of Code
According to Avasts Daniel Benes, Crackonoshs code suggests its author might be Czech.
As a malware package, Crackonosh is remarkably specific.
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Theres been no evidence of data loss or theft from infected systems.
If your computers been hit with Crackonosh, at least your local files arent at risk.
This malware typically is distributed via torrents and executables geared toward gamers.
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Its also easy to avoid, as these things go.
Some of those downloads are infected with Crackonosh.
“This is what happens when you give a shot to get something for nothing.
Its also completely unprotected from any other viruses or malware that might come along in the meantime.
“It takes a lot of steps,” said Budd.
“Youre doing a lot of tooling by hand to get rid of this.
You download it, you get the game, and you get free coin-miner software at no extra charge.
However, its not something you could catch at random, which takes away some of the threat.
Crackonosh doesnt perpetuate through email chains, ad banners, or dodgy websites.
The doctor says, Well, then dont do that.
