Fake ‘Coronavirus Maps’ leads AZORult Trojan injection

The Coronavirus outbreak has infected over 128000+ individuals and claims 4700+ lives so far. The people are flocking to see out the information about the spread of COVID-19 on online cornavirus trackers. Meanwhile, a fake coronavirus dashboard, the Coronavirus trackers Map, is detected in circulation to infect PCs with malware and steal stored personal and sensitive information.

Reason Security finds on investigating that the coronavirus maps contain serious malware such as AZORult. Hackers use this malware to steal the credentials like usernames, passwords, credit card numbers, browser history and social media login credentials. They can even collect the details like bank account credentials, cryptocurrency wallets, or even gain full remote access to the infected device.

Users can easily distinguish these fake websites from legitimate coronavirus dashboards as the former ones prompt users to download an application to get the real time updates on coronavirus outbreak. If you have installed the Corona Virus Map already, you should immediately uninstall it by performing a virus scan. Even if, you have downloaded any other apps related to coronavirus outbreak, you should run a scan anyway because fake coronavirus maps are just one of the many coronavirus related scams.

Some of the real time updates on the spread of coronavirus are Johns Hopkins’s, Healthmap.org, US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and WHO’s official tracker. You can trust these official tracking sites and stick o these trusted online sources.