Cybersecurity attacks are unfortunately a very topical issue that affects many users. During this last time some of the attacks that have given more talk are Specter and Meltdown.
How you will know Specter affects Intel, AMD and ARM processors and the most serious problem it causes is that it can move Kernel information to other places that are under malware control. For its part, Meltdown only affects Intel processors.
Any type of device is exposed to this vulnerability. In addition to computers, tablets and smartphones are also defenseless against this problem. In fact from Apple said that their devices were exposed, but soon launch a security patch to this. For their part, the browsers Google and Firefox also put a solution to this issue before those of the block:
Well, it seems that the problem with all this does not end here. Taking advantage of the stir that is causing this issue the attackers have taken the opportunity to launch fake security patches that introduce a malware called Smoke Loader on computers.
Discover security patches with Smoke Loader malware
When the user executes these fake security patches, what they are really doing is infecting their computers with the Smoke Loader malware, which is responsible for recovering additional loads. After the infection of the computer shows the malicious file, which aims to connect to several domains and then send encrypted information.
In this way, cybercriminals through the supposed patch introduce into the computer what precisely the user is trying to protect themselves.
The security company Malware Bytes gave the alarm and was the one who alerted this fact. Through phinsing campaigns a company introduced itself supplanting the German Federal Office of Information Security, and offered this fake patch for Intel and AMD.
Naturally the page is no longer operational but it puts us on alert to avoid downloading fake security patches for Specter and Meltdown.
How can I avoid downloading fake security patches on my computer?
Being alert and alert is important to avoid this type of event. It is important that you take the following steps to avoid downloading malware to your computer.
Pay special attention to
- Do not download these security patches from links that come to you via email.
- Use Official websites to download security patches
- Verify that the web certificate is legitimate
From Solvetic we will continue to report on the news related to this issue that affects the safety of users.
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