Security News > 2024 > April > Fake cheat lures gamers into spreading infostealer malware
A new info-stealing malware linked to Redline poses as a game cheat called 'Cheat Lab,' promising downloaders a free copy if they convince their friends to install it too.
Redline is a powerful information-stealing malware capable of harvesting sensitive information from infected computers, including passwords, cookies, autofill information, and cryptocurrency wallet information.
McAfee threat researchers reported that the new information stealer leverages Lua bytecode to evade detection, allowing the malware to inject into legitimate processes for stealth and also take advantage of Just-In-Time compilation performance.
According to BleepingComputer's tests, the malware does not exhibit behavior typically associated with Redline, such as stealing browser information, saving passwords, and cookies.
The malware is distributed as ZIP files containing an MSI installer that unpacks two files, compiler.
Once active on the infected system, the malware communicates with a C2 server, sending screenshots of the active windows and system information and waiting for commands to execute on the host.