Microsoft warns: Torrents are downloading new malware that threatens Windows 10

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Microsoft has been warning millions of Windows 10 users lately Increased number of attacks on users who download various content from pirated sites.

The warning, which applies to both “ordinary” and premium users, originated from the Internet intelligence team. She, in a social media post, alerted users to a new wave of malware threats spreading through torrent files.

As large numbers of people around the world find themselves isolated in the home due to the coronavirus pandemic, the increase in the use of numerous online legal services is also reflected in torrent sites. While there may be legal issues with the use of such sites, there are now torrent files that can compromise Windows 10 securitywrite british Express.

Then it was found among the malicious torrent files VBScript, which of the computers that “infected” manufactures illegal mining machines without the knowledge of the victims. Popular movies are commonly used as bait, such as “John Wick 3” and “Contagion,” but other content is frequently downloaded.

The attack begins by being upload a malicious file to your device inside the same .zip folder that contains the movie torrent, which starts at the moment the compressed content is opened, transmits PC press. While it is rare that a threat has made hacking sites popular, Users are advised to stay on regular viewing sites and download content.

(Telegraph.rs)