Click fraud malware poses a greater threat

Click fraud malware poses a greater threat

Damballa's latest report identifies malware evolved from click fraud attacks. How does it work? What I know is that sometimes low-risk attacks often cause more serious harm, but we do not have the human and material resources to investigate every low-level attack. Whether


Nick Lewis: View of malware authors looking for any potential benefits that can be obtained from their malicious code, including click fraud attacks. This can be traced back to advertising software, spyware, and malware. If a security tool discovers malware files, many security professionals simply ignore or delete it, rather than further investigating. This extends to potentially unwanted programs and other executable software.
If click fraud malware makes attackers profitable, they will continue to use it. However, if the minimum additional risk can be used in exchange for more benefits, attackers are happy to update existing malware and use another type of malware. The malware has several different ways to make profits from infected terminal devices. As stated in the Damballa report, malware can be quickly innovated to circumvent the detection of anti-malware tools and integrate new and more evil features, such as ransomware.
For most organizations, it is very important to focus on investigating every low-level attack. However, the problem is that it is hard to know whether a "Click fraud" malware has included functions of ransomware or destructive software. Enterprises should use risk assessment based on data security requirements to prioritize the investigation of low-level malicious software attacks. For example, if a "Click fraud" malware is found in a payment card environment, it should be immediately investigated, however, when the same malware occurs on a visitor's wireless network, no investigation is required.
Using a rapidly updated anti-virus tool will help reduce the time required to investigate low-level attacks. Threat intelligence service can also help identify variant malware, whether it is click fraud or ransomware.