New “Norman” Miner Malware Uncovered, Hides When You Open Task Manager

When you think you have a virus hogging your resources, you can double-check the Task Manager to spot any weird processes being carried out. But what if a virus that infects your PC knows if you opened the Task Manager and hid when you were looking for it? This scenario is what the new Norman miner malware does, making it a tricky problem to fight! Related: Microsoft Warns of Hard-to-Spot Fileless Malware, “Astaroth” How Norman Was Spotted Norman came to light after a security company called Varonis saw some strange activity from the servers of one of their customer’s companies. They noticed that the devices… Read more

Posted by / August 26, 2019
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