Security News > 2022 > September > Microsoft Warns of Large-Scale Click Fraud Campaign Targeting Gamers

Microsoft said it's tracking an ongoing large-scale click fraud campaign targeting gamers by means of stealthily deployed browser extensions on compromised systems.

"[The] attackers monetize clicks generated by a browser node-webkit or malicious browser extension secretly installed on devices," Microsoft Security Intelligence said in a sequence of tweets over the weekend.

The ISO file, when opened, is designed to install a browser node-webkit or rogue browser extension.

It's worth noting that the ISO file masquerades as hacks and cheats for the Krunker first-person shooter game.

Cheats are programs that help gamers gain an added advantage beyond the available capabilities during gameplay.

The findings arrive as Kaspersky disclosed details of another campaign that lures gamers looking for cheats on YouTube into downloading self-propagating malware capable of installing crypto miners and other information stealers.

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