Detected new malware to steal Facebook password

[OyaYansa]

A team of researchers from Australian security company LMNTRIX Labs has detected new malware that steals Facebook's password, but given its method of propagation, in this case the victim is not as innocent as on other occasions. And it is that, according to the report of the security firm, the virus is a hidden Trojan in a program called Facebook Password Stealer, a piece of software that pretends to be an application to hack other people's Facebook account.

It is not the first time cybercriminals have used this strategy to distribute malware and steal passwords. On other occasions we have seen campaigns that exploit the interest of some users to spy on other people, and one of the most repeated is the one that promises to hack the WhatsApp of your friends to see the chats.

Now, stealing the Facebook password has become the claim to distribute the new Trojan that has been detected. "The attackers know that this is a widespread and growing desire," the team says. "There is a potentially large demand for the alleged service, so they are distributing a sample through spam, ad campaigns, pop-ups, pornographic websites and sometimes as standalone software."

Once the fake program has been downloaded, it shows the user a window like the one you can see below. To hack the Facebook account, the system asks the victim to enter their social network access keys, as well as the e-mail address or the page address of the person they want to spy on. Pressing the Hack button starts to run the remote access Trojan, which works in the background to steal the keys of the frustrated thief.

To avoid being a victim of this type of malware, do not look for programs to steal passwords with utilities similar to those of Facebook Password Stealer, not only because spying is not good, but because it is you who can see your account hacked.