Viruses can be hidden in the description of Youtube videos

Threats are in different locations in the real world, but also in the virtual world. We live in two parallel worlds, and even in the virtual world the threats are real. Thus, malicious software is designed to capture people's confidential information.

Known as malware, they are capable of infecting multiple devices and capturing information in a sneaky way, as they have an extensive range of disguises. The last discovered was in the description of videos on Youtube. Want to know more? Follow!

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What is Malware?

The word malware is used to designate all types of software created to cause damage, damage systems, intercept data or cause any problem for the user. Thus, it can affect both computers and cell phones and even entire internet networks.

It is necessary to pay attention, however, to know that every computer virus is malware, but not all malware is a virus. A virus is defined as a set of virtual pests. The first one was developed in the 1990s and has a high reproduction rate.

The names used to designate viruses vary according to the behavior of the threats, such as ansomware, worms, trojans, rootkits and adware. The classification of malware depends on its application.

Malware in Youtube description

The new variant of Malware was recently found in video descriptions on YouTube. The new malware found, “Red Line”, was denounced by security experts at Asec. The disclosures, therefore, were under the responsibility of the Bleeping Computer website.

For experts on the subject, this malware is potentially dangerous. Here, he was found in a set of links that offered benefits for the game Valorant, released two years ago by Riot Games.

This new malware offers some serious threats such as stealing passwords, credit cards, cryptocurrencies and some information saved in fast fill spaces.