Norton Antivirus Plus review: A slim suite for digital minimalists
At a glanceExpert’s Rating Pros Strong antivirus protection Essential protection against major online threats Simple, straightforward features Cons Performance impact on some PCs User interface would benefit from Consolidation Upselling of additional services Our Verdict A one-device limitation can feel tight to many people, but if that’s all you need…
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At a glanceExpert’s Rating
Pros
Strong antivirus protection
Essential protection against major online threats
Simple, straightforward features
Cons
Performance impact on some PCs
User interface would benefit from Consolidation
Upselling of additional services
Our Verdict
A one-device limitation can feel tight to many people, but if that’s all you need… Read More
Cheats and mods are now frontlines for cybercrime targeting gamers’ wallets and private data Verified crypto wallets like MetaMask and Exodus are being drained through browser injection Trojan.Scavenger abuses overlooked flaws to disable browser safety and manipulate trusted extensions Gamers seeking performance enhancements or special abilities through third-party patches and mods may be unwittingly exposing
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Cheats and mods are now frontlines for cybercrime targeting gamers’ wallets and private data
Verified crypto wallets like MetaMask and Exodus are being drained through browser injection
Trojan.Scavenger abuses overlooked flaws to disable browser safety and manipulate trusted extensions
Gamers seeking performance enhancements or special abilities through third-party patches and mods may be unwittingly exposing themselves to sophisticated malware, experts have warned.
Recent findings from Dr.Web revealed a malware family known as “Trojan.Scavenger” which targets Windows users by disguising itself as cheats or enhancements for popular games.
This seemingly harmless mod can ultimately compromise crypto wallets, password managers, and web browsers, posing serious risks to user privacy and digital assets.
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When cheats become covert threats
The infection chain begins when users download ZIP archives claiming to improve performance in games including the likes of Grand Theft Auto 5 or Oblivion Remastered.
These archives contain modified dynamic libraries, sometimes renamed with extensions like .ASI to resemble legitimate plugin formats.
When the user follows the installation instructions, the malicious library is placed in the same folder as the target game. If the game does not properly validate its libraries, the trojan loads automatically at startup.
In some cases, flaws in library search priorities are essential to the malware’s success, allowing it to hijack execution within the host application.
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Once loaded, the malware establishes contact with a command-and-control server using encrypted communication. This process includes verifying encryption keys and checking timestamp consistency, which is meant to evade analysis and block antivirus detection.
The malware doesn’t stop with the initial payload. In more complex infections, it deploys additional trojans that embed themselves in Chromium-based browsers like Chrome, Edge, Opera, and Yandex.
Check Point finds thousands of ads promoting fake crypto apps The apps come with an infostealer malware targeting users The infostealer can bypass most antivirus protections Cryptocurrency users are being targeted by a highly sophisticated, widespread cybercriminal campaign with the goal of deploying malware capable of grabbing exchange and wallet information, essentially robbing the people
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Check Point finds thousands of ads promoting fake crypto apps
The apps come with an infostealer malware targeting users
The infostealer can bypass most antivirus protections
Cryptocurrency users are being targeted by a highly sophisticated, widespread cybercriminal campaign with the goal of deploying malware capable of grabbing exchange and wallet information, essentially robbing the people of their tokens, experts from Check Point have warned.
Apparently active since March 2024, what makes this campaign, dubbed JSCEAL by the researchers, unique is the use of compiled JavaScript files (JSC), which allows the malware to remain hidden from most traditional antivirus solutions.
The criminals created fake cryptocurrency exchange and wallet apps, which come with an infostealer. They also created websites to host these apps, and managed to purchase thousands of advertisements on the internet to promote the scam. Check Point says that just in the European Union (EU), 35,000 malicious ads were served between January and June 2025.
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JSCEAL malware
“The use of Facebook’s Ad Library enabled us to estimate the campaign’s reach, while in a very conservative approach we can estimate the total reach of the malvertising campaign at 3.5 million users within the EU alone, and likely above 10 million users worldwide,” the researchers explained.
People who fall for the scam download an MSI installer which triggers “a sequence of profiling scripts” that gather critical system information. These scripts also use PowerShell commands to collect and exfiltrate data, in preparation of the final payload deployment.
This final payload is the JSCEAL malware, which steals crypto-related data such as credentials and private keys. The payload is executed through Node.js, it was said.
What makes this malware particularly dangerous is the use of compiled JavaScript files.
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