YouTube: warn about a dangerous malware that hides in the videos

A group of cybercriminals is using YouTube to infect the devices (smartphones, tablets, computers) of their potential victims. Thus, they take advantage of the fact that this platform of videos owned by Google has millions of users from different parts of the world.

According to Unocero, a portal specialized in technology, the Korean cybersecurity company Ase has just published a report where it talks about RedLine, a dangerous malware hidden in some links inserted in YouTube videos that deal with tricks for Valorant.

According to the publication, YouTube users who click on these links are asked to download a file called “Cheat installer.exe” that supposedly allows them to obtain benefits in this video game; however, it is the aforementioned Trojan that can steal your information.

What does this Trojan do?

Cybersecurity specialists say that RedLine “puts information at risk, such as auto-complete forms, bookmarks and cookies.” Not only that, since it also, as they indicate, seeks to enter the accounts of cryptocurrency applications such as Armory, AtomicWallet, BitcoinCore, Bytecoin, DashCore, Electrum, Ethereum, Jaxx or Discord.

Finally, experts recommend that you be very careful or that you avoid entering the links that appear when you play a YouTube video, since some are programmatic ads (generated automatically) and others are placed by the content creators of the YouTube video. platform.

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