New Windows 10 licenses are still available to purchase from third-party retailers, and Microsoft does officially distribute W10 ISOs for existing customers-so it is odd that some system builders are relying on nefarious sources to "acquire" operating systems. Doctor Web's virus laboratory successfully localized all these threats and neutralized them." It seems that hackers are hiding cryptocurrency hijackers within Extensible Firmware Interface (EFI) partitions, thus evading detection by antivirus software(s). These were Trojan.Clipper.231 stealer malware as well as the Trojan.MulDrop22.7578 dropper and Trojan.Inject4.57873 injector, which were used to launch the clipper. The analysis our specialists carried out confirmed the presence of trojan applications in the system. It continues: "At the end of May 2023, a customer contacted Doctor Web with their suspicion that their Windows 10 computer was infected. As of this moment, malicious actors have managed to steal cryptocurrency in an amount equivalent to about $19,000 (USD)." Dubbed Trojan.Clipper.231, this trojan app substitutes crypto wallet addresses in the clipboard with addresses provided by attackers. The Doctor Web alert states: "(we) discovered a malicious clipper program in a number of unofficial Windows 10 builds that cybercriminals have been distributing via a torrent tracker. Microsoft ceased direct sales of licenses for its last gen operating system earlier this year, and a select bunch of folks are resorting to grabbing copies (for free) from pirate sources. Thanks for the help all, I really appreciate it.According to a report published by Bleeping Computer last week and research conducted by the Doctor Web team, nefarious online organizations are distributing Windows 10 ISO files laced with extremely dangerous clipper malware variants. Anyhow, I am probably going to just live with the free install for a while and fork over the money for Windows when I get it. I wish that the OS was preinstalled on the HDD or SSD, rather than directly sold to the consumer, but that would cause its own problems. At the same time, $100+ for the average consumer in addition to other parts and necessary software that cost the same amount or more is a lot. As one who has done some programming, I understand some of the work that goes into creating software. I am generally a cheapwad on things like video games. I just wait a few years on a new title when it comes out so that I can get it at discount or buy used games. Honestly, I haven't ever paid $60 on a game. And to be honest, I am broke at the present and was wanting to get the OS cheaper. Justifying the expense is not really the issue, I am just looking for a good price. Also, it runs your games and software, it is, by default, the most used software on your PC.Ĭonsidering that some software, who are also significantly simpler, cost multiple time the price of Windows, I think the price is well justified (not to mention that the price has dropped over the years, while typically things go up, due to inflation, and 'higher-value' proposition). Games are super simple compared to an OS, plus has minimal support, while Windows has over 5 years of active support, with weekly updates of all kinds. The way I see it, games are 60$, you play, on average 20-40h (yes I know, some games are 200h+, like some are 4h). So, if you are having a hard time justifying the expense,
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