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Hackers are using one of Microsoft’s own tools to spread malware – what you need to know

January 5, 2023
Source: tomsguide.com tomsguide.com
News Snapshot:
Hackers have come up with a clever new way to abuse one of Microsoft’s own tools to spread malware to compromised Windows PCs. As reported by BleepingComputer (opens in new tab), security researchers at K7 Security Labs have discovered a new campaign in which hackers are leveraging the software giant’s built-in error reporting tool Windows Problem Reporting (WerFault.exe) to spread the Pupy RAT malware. What makes this campaign particularly dangerous is the fact that it is able to bypass security software since it uses a tool that ships with both Windows 10 and Windows 11. No alarms are raised which...
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