New Spyware steals Yahoo and online ID games

Security firm Sophos has just discovered a completely new computer worm capable of stealing users' Yahoo! Mail or online game account login information.

According to security vendor, PrsKey-A worm is equipped with the same capabilities as keyloggers to record all keystrokes on users' computers to steal their username, password and virtual assets. Priston Tale online game gamers.

The PrsKey-A worm often signs itself to run in the background and waits until users enter their Priston Tale or Yahoo email account credentials to begin developing the ability to record all operations on the keyboard. charged to steal information and send it.

According to experts in the security industry, the emergence of more and more types of spyware, worms, computer viruses . in order to steal game account information, e-mail services . is evidence that a complete trend new is emerging in the programming world of dangerous software.

Virtual assets but real money .

Graham Cluley, senior technology consultant at Sophos, said more and more trojans are targeting the online game account because games like this are becoming a powerful industry.

Developers of dangerous software around the world have more and more 'creative innovations', more thoroughly equipped for their 'sophisticated children' to steal the 'virtual assets' of games. craft for yourself or for sale in real world for real progress.

Exploding Spyware

Andrew Jaquith, an analyst at Yankee Group, said attacking gamers is a sign of a new outbreak of viruses when the online gaming industry is growing strongly. If the worms are equipped with the ability to hide themselves in programs on users' computers, their outbreaks are quite understandable.

These types of dangerous software are challenging for game publishers and content providers - who are constantly researching to integrate network features into their products. The need to make games more friendly and entice more users is challenging the task of asking to check the level of design security of games.

But up to now, PrsKey has never caused great damage on a global scale.Sophos recommends that users update antivirus programs and security patches.