However, I wonder why the perpetrators used "winlogin.exe" as the malware executable file name instead of "winlogon.exe". If I remember correctly, Windows prevents you from killing any file named "winlogon.exe" from the Task Manager. Maybe to help prevent detection by heuristic anti-malware engines?
Watch_Dogs torrent secretly installing a Bitcoin miner on thousands of computers
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Some very well known cracking/warez groups will add whatever you want to their 0-day releases if you pay them enough.
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#12Comment Thirteen[1] is an interesting concept. "Mine 2 Play". What if the new micropayments for stuff online is with bitcoin-mining? You can my music tracks for $1 of mining on your computer? Sure it's actually more expensive for 85% of people to mine $1 on your PC than just pay for it... but it _feels_ free. Especially for kids who can mine on home/school computers a lot easier than asking parents for money.
1. http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=113371411&postcou...
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#13Don't ever download warez.
FLACs and movies, fine. Go nuts. But never, EVER, EVER try your luck with cracked software.
It's not worth it.
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#14Don't ever download warez. FLACs and movies, fine. Go nuts. But never, EVER, EVER try your luck with cracked software. It's not worth it.
I'd say the same about closed source software...
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#16Don't ever download warez. FLACs and movies, fine. Go nuts. But never, EVER, EVER try your luck with cracked software. It's not worth it.
I'd say the same about closed source software...
That's actually quite valid. Unless it's from a certified vendor like Microsoft, Google, Apple, Or Adobe, you shouldn't blindly trust your information to closed source, proprietary software either.