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Hackers began to crack computers through Excel, using the panic around COVID-19

Microsoft experts warned users of a mass phishing attack with which attackers establish remote access to a computer. They send people emails that contain malicious Excel 4.0 macros.

Hackers began to crack computers through Excel, using the panic around COVID-19. The attack started on May 12. People receive letters on behalf of the Johns Hopkins Center. They are entitled as follows: “WHO COVID-19 Situation Report” (WHO COVID-19 SITUATION REPORT). If the user tries to open the Excel files attached to the letter, he will see a security warning and a table with suspected cases of infection in the USA. However, if the user still allows the launch, the malicious macro Excel 4.0 downloads NetSupport Manager.

This program is an approved tool for remote access. But hackers have found a way to abuse it and gain access to someone else’s PC without permission, writes an online magazine Ferra.ru.

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