Warning: Bkav detected more than 700,000 computers in Vietnam infected with virtual money digging virus that slowed down the computer

Bkav has just warned that more than 735,000 computers in Vietnam have been infected with W32.CoinMiner virus. This is a dangerous virtual money digging virus, it will take control and take advantage of the victim's computer to dig virtual money. This makes the computer infected with virus always in a state of slow, hanging, causing discomfort when used, power consumption and life expectancy.

More dangerous, W32.CoinMiner also has the ability to update and download other malicious code to steal personal information, delete data and even perform targeted attacks APT.

W32.CoinMiner attacked the existing SMB computers, the vulnerability once exploited by WannaCry virus to infect more than 300,000 computers in the world in a matter of hours. Although discovered and warned since 2017, up to now, there are still more than 50% of computers not yet patched this SMB vulnerability, according to Bkav's statistics.

According to security experts, if the computer is running slowly, users should download and install antivirus software to handle the virus and ensure the safety of the device.

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