Hackers take control of the update tool, attacking tens of thousands of ASUS computers

According to a recent announcement by researchers at Kaspersky Lab, thousands of ASUS computers have been infected with malware by an attack that took place last January. Hackers have taken control of the upgrade tool - ASUS Live Update Utility is preinstalled on the vast majority of ASUS new devices and silently installs malware on devices.

Kaspersky Lab calls this attack "Operation ShadowHammer" and it takes place from mid-June to November 2018, possibly affecting more than 1 million ASUS users worldwide, including more than 57,000 users. install Kaspersky computer saver.

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Hackers have used ASUS '"genuine" security license, stored on many of its servers to distribute malware. This means that malware is sent as an official upgrade software from ASUS so it doesn't cause any alarms. During the time when this attack took place, computers using ASUS software if performing software upgrades are likely to be infected with malware.

Kaspersky Lab researchers have released a tool that allows users to check if they are victims of the attack.

https://shadowhammer.kaspersky.com/

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Kaspersky Lab announced this attack to ASUS, an investigation is underway.