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Help files not helpful: Malicious CHM being used in CryptoWall 3.0 attack

Malware researchers from Bitdefender Labs reported that Help files are the latest way cybercriminals are locking up PCs with CryptoWall. The Help file format is a highly effective trick to automatically execute malware on a victims machine and encrypt its contents Users werent even attempting to access Help files. Instead, the CHM files appeared as if they were an incoming fax report email from a machine in the user’s domain. Once the infected Help file CHM is opened, the malware downloader goes after the final payload.”]

Source: https://www.csoonline.com/article/2894248/help-files-not-helpful-malicious-chm-being-used-in-cryptowall-3-0-attack.html

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