Security News > 2020 > March > Beware of 'Coronavirus Maps' – It's a malware infecting PCs to steal passwords

New Threat With An Old Malware Component The latest threat, designed to steal information from unwitting victims, was first spotted by MalwareHunterTeam last week and has now been analyzed by Shai Alfasi, a cybersecurity researcher at Reason Labs.

AZORult malware collects information stored in web browsers, particularly cookies, browsing histories, user IDs, passwords, and even cryptocurrency keys.

How the Attack Steals Information Alfasi presented a detailed account of how he dissected the malware in a blog post on the Reason Security blog.

The malware makes specific calls in an attempt to steal login data from common online accounts such as Telegram and Steam.

The key to removing and stopping the opportunistic "Coronavirus map" malware is to have the right malware protection system.

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