Advanced PC users who like to tweak how their GPU performs are being targeted with malware (opens in new tab), researchers are saying.
A number of websites have been detected advertising a fraudulent version of MSI Afterburner, which instead installs cryptocurrency miners and info stealers on the affected endpoints (opens in new tab).
MSI Afterburner is a program that allows users to modify how their graphics cards behave, allowing users to tweak overclocking, track the card’s temperature, and do many other tasks. Even though it was built by PC maker MSI, it works with almost any graphics card, which soon propelled it to stardom in the gaming and PC power-user communities - but now also seems to have made it a target for criminals.
A number of websites have been detected advertising a fraudulent version of MSI Afterburner, which instead installs cryptocurrency miners and info stealers on the affected endpoints (opens in new tab).
MSI Afterburner is a program that allows users to modify how their graphics cards behave, allowing users to tweak overclocking, track the card’s temperature, and do many other tasks. Even though it was built by PC maker MSI, it works with almost any graphics card, which soon propelled it to stardom in the gaming and PC power-user communities - but now also seems to have made it a target for criminals.
