More Free Software Repackaged For Money
ID: f9f4245d-d290-5457-8210-2ac1224472d4
STIX ID: report--f9f4245d-d290-5457-8210-2ac1224472d4
Feed Name: Zscaler Security Research Blog
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This report documents a campaign of malicious websites repackaging popular free software installers (e.g., FileZilla, VLC, 7zip, WinSCP, Notepad++) into ~1.7MB executables that silently install adware/spyware (StartNow/Zugo toolbar), set MSN/Bing as homepage/search, and are spread via forum spam and search-engine results; the author provides a list of affected URLs, sample filenames, screenshots, and notes low detection rates by antivirus vendors.
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