The virus digs the virtual currency into a zip file spread quickly through Facebook Messenger

A new virus is spreading rapidly through Facebook Messenger, turning many users' computers in Vietnam into a virtual money digging tool.

Viruses distributed through Facebook Messenger are not a new form but they hit the curiosity of Vietnamese users. First, a friend in your friends list (friend list) will send you a zip file (named "video_" + 4 random numbers) via Facebook Messenger.

The recipient when opening this file will see a fake video file inside. If you open the fake file again, the computer will be infected with malicious code. If the victim computer uses the Google Chrome browser, the malicious code will install an extension to continue spreading the zip file via Facebook Messenger to the victim's friends list.

The virus digs the virtual currency into a zip file spread quickly through Facebook Messenger.

According to network security expert, the virus is currently only spread through Chrome browser . The purpose of malicious code is to take control of the computer, and take advantage of the computer to dig virtual money, making the victim's computer always in a state of lag and nearly impossible to use.

The most dangerous of the new viruses released via Facebook Messenger is that with this way of distributing malicious code, bad objects may have a list of friends of many people to continue spamming and spreading phishing messages. , link has malicious code .

And expert Bkav also recommends that users should immediately change the password for the login account on their browser if they have opened the attached zip file. In addition, in order not to become a victim, users need to be alert when receiving the file sent through Facebook Messenger, need to confirm with the sender to make sure it is sent to you. In case you want to open the file, it is best to open it in a safe quarantine environment (Safe Run) to avoid being infected with malicious code.