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Security researchers have discovered a fiendish form of browser malware that stands in for your copy of Google Chrome and hopes you won't notice the difference.
As reported by PCRisk, the "eFast Browser" works by installing and running itself in place of Chrome. It's based on Google's Chromium open-source software, so it maintains the look and feel of Chrome at first glance, but its behavior is much worse.
First, makes itself the default and takes over several system file associations, including HTML, JPG, PDF, and GIF, according to MalwareBytes. It also hijacks URL associations such as HTTP, HTTPS, and MAILTO, and replaces any Chrome desktop website shortcuts with its own versions. Essentially, eFast Browser makes sure to open itself at any opportunity.
During use, eFast Browser constantly displays pop-up and search ads on top of the page you're visiting. Some of these ads lead to ecommerce sites, while others redirect to potentially malicious webpages, where there's a risk of installing more adware or malware. PCRisk also warns that the browser collects browsing information that could be personally identifiable. It's unclear if eFast Browser adheres to any sort of privacy policy. (The company behind eFast Browser, Clara Labs, has its own privacy policy, though trying to load this page in Chrome brings up a malware warning.)
(Score: 2) by Hyperturtle on Thursday October 22 2015, @12:35AM
People laugh at me for using an old browser or phone or whatever. I must be so stupid I can't even cheat if I am so uncool as to use a blackberry. How do I play games on it when bored? I must be too poor to upgrade every year, or too dumb to just not pay an extra $20 forever to ensure I get a new phone when they come out!
It is culturally acceptable and even desirable to reach that level of thought, to display a wealth of ignorance.
It is heroic for many to display wealth and stupidity, because it means they got to be better than you without trying hard. It is a very high sign of status to display wealth stupidly, and be so wealthy as to not care because someone else can clean up after you. It exists in businesses and in day care centers--there will always be a class divide even among those that are not yet rich. They'll want to be different so as to be envied and better. Being stupid and powerful is among the best ways, because even smart people resent it while the dumb envy it. No one is indifferent to the stupid boor with too much money to spend.
Free software is a little different; the cool people got their updates first. Or were invited, weren't you invited? You didn't get the update? loser. I dont know what it does but it has a new icon!