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Just become aware that Facebook Messenger can be carrying the "Coinminer" malware which is a bitcoin-harvesting malware download (and includes “Eldorado” in the filenames). The attached article here
The filename version mentioned in the article is not quite the same as the one which is continually being picked up by System Mechanic’s “System Shield” malware scanner on SWMBO’s W10 Home m/c, and then blocks and reports it like this:
However, the article is a year old and “things evolve”
This only “showed up” after I enabled System Shield, and was/is not caught by Norton Security Premium or the free version of MalwareBytes !
BTW, at the end of the article, there are some illustrations of how the malware appears in the Processes list as “worker.exe” – and grabs 100% of CPU time!! Luckily it’s not there on her m/c.
PS: Not on any other m/c here as I rarely use Faceboook and have never used Messenger!
The filename version mentioned in the article is not quite the same as the one which is continually being picked up by System Mechanic’s “System Shield” malware scanner on SWMBO’s W10 Home m/c, and then blocks and reports it like this:
However, the article is a year old and “things evolve”
This only “showed up” after I enabled System Shield, and was/is not caught by Norton Security Premium or the free version of MalwareBytes !
BTW, at the end of the article, there are some illustrations of how the malware appears in the Processes list as “worker.exe” – and grabs 100% of CPU time!! Luckily it’s not there on her m/c.
PS: Not on any other m/c here as I rarely use Faceboook and have never used Messenger!