Hackers can use such data to access users' financial and social media accounts to steal money and impersonate users when committing credit card fraud, scams and extortion using the private photos and videos obtained andĪllowing hackers to remotely control devices, resulting in the loss of data and control over devices. Stealing of personal data stored in devices such as details of bank accounts, credit cards, social media accounts, private photos and/or videos. When the downloaded installer is executed, the malware may automatically be installed without your knowledge and expose you to the following risks:ĭecline in devices' performance and unauthorised access to the devices’ systems In many cases, the malware is bundled with software installers downloaded from P2P file sharing.
One common cause of malware infection is the downloading of files such as software installers, movies, music and games from unknown sources using P2P file sharing software clients. Malware may infect ICT devices through various means, such as the downloading of free software from unknown sources, opening of unknown email attachments and visiting malicious websites. This malware may also result in further malware infections on the users' ICT devices. Once installed, ProxyGate would cause unwanted pop-up advertisements, infiltrate the system of ICT devices without the users' consent and gather information on the user's internet browsing activities.
The police said they recently observed cases where users’ ICT devices were infected with a type of malware known as 'ProxyGate'.
These include BitTorrent, µTorrent and Tixati software clients, said the police in an advisory on Tuesday (Mar 8). The police have cautioned the public on the dangers of downloading content from unknown sources using Peer-to-Peer (P2P) file sharing software that may result in malware infection in Information and Communications Technology (ICT) devices.
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