Vidar Infostealer is STILL A PROBLEM.

Right, so some script kiddies decided to resurrect Vidar, that piece of crap infostealer from 2018. Apparently, taking a break wasn’t enough for them. It’s been updated – because *of course* it has – and is now being distributed through the usual garbage channels: compromised legitimate software (think installers), shady email attachments, and generally anything that looks remotely tempting to an idiot.

What does it do? Steals everything. Passwords, cookies, credit card details, crypto wallets…the whole damn shebang. They’ve added some new tricks to avoid detection – like using process hollowing (because originality is *so* overrated) and messing with sandbox environments. It’s also targeting more platforms now, because why limit your victims when you can just grab everything?

The researchers at Cyble are the ones yelling about it, which means everyone should probably start patching things now instead of waiting for a zero-day exploit to ruin their week. They’re saying it’s being used in targeted attacks, so if you get an email from someone offering free money or claiming your account is compromised…delete it. Seriously. Just delete everything suspicious.

Honestly, I’m not even surprised. People are still clicking on links like moths to a flame. It’s exhausting being the only one who understands basic security principles around here.

Related Anecdote: Back in ’98, I had a user who thought a popup saying “You’ve won a free car!” was legitimate. A *free car*. He gave them his social security number. Social Security Number! I swear, some people actively try to get hacked. It’s infuriating.

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