Banking Malware accounts for 41% of malware infections
41% of Malware infections, are Banking Malware. But what is Banking Malware? Banking Malware is a type of software that is used by fraudsters and cyber criminals to target online bank accounts. This allows them to obtain personal and finacial data. Sufficient Anti-Virus protection is a must to try and minimise the risks of becoming infected. However, if a computer or mobile device becomes infected, cyber criminals can take control of the internal functions of the device remotely, This is how they are able to obtain personal data, access online bank accounts, encrypting files and re-distributing malware to others.
There is normally a finacial cost involved in all of this, either having to buy anti-virus software to protect the device or paying a randsom.
How can you unintentionally download malware?
- Clicking on an infected attahcement in emails.
- Clicking on an infected website links.
- Clicking on an infected link whilst on a social media site. Ie Watching Videos etc.
- Inserting an infected removal drive into the device.
- Downloading an infected file attachment, text or via a mobile application.
Most Banking Malwareat Information by following four different methods: Cookie Grabbers, Virtual Network Computing (VNC), Spy Modules and Drive Scanner. Ramnit is a type of Banking Malware that is most popularly used by cyber criminals. According to Symantec more than 3.2 million computers were infected globally over a five year period (2010-2015) by this type of malware. In February 2015 law enforcement and industry conducted an operation which led to a number of seizures of servers controlled by the Ramnit criminal group. However it is thought that it is starting to remerge and poses as a serious threat to all computer users.
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