Security News > 2022 > September > New NullMixer dropper infects your PC with a dozen malware families
A new malware dropper named 'NullMixer' is infecting Windows devices with a dozen different malware families simultaneously through fake software cracks promoted on malicious sites in Google Search results.
NullMixer acts as an infection funnel, using a single Windows executable to launch a dozen different malware families, leading to over two dozen infections running a single device.
This new file is responsible for dropping dozens of malware families and, having done that, launches another executable, 'setup install.
The reason why NullMixer operators chose to install and launch all these malware families simultaneously on randomly compromised computers is unclear.
The operators may opt to cause destruction for fame, promote their tool as a very effective dropper to malware gangs, or achieve absurd levels of redundancy.
Whatever the case, it would be practically impossible for all those malware families to run on a breached computer and not generate abundant symptoms of compromise for the victim to realize the infection.