The VirusTotal service published a report on a large-scale hacker attack using popular applications. Hackers
So, the favorite applications of hackers have becomeMicrosoft Edge, Steam, Zoom, 7-Zip, TeamViewer, CCleaner, and WhatsApp is the most popular messenger. The report also noted the domains where hackers most often place malware. These are discordapp.com, squarespace.com, amazonaws.com, mediafire.com and qq.com.
The simplicity of such attacks is noted, because it is easy to disguise a virus as a file popular among users and convince of its legitimacy. It also talks about the scale of the recorded cyber attack.
“Here, the icon plays a key role, which, as a rule, convinces the user of the harmlessness of the program,” experts warned.