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WoW players targeted with Fake version of Curse Client containing malware

Blizzard yesterday warned World of Warcraft(Wow) players regarding a new malware disguised as Curse client that attempts to hijack victim's accounts.

Blizzard yesterday warned World of Warcraft(Wow) players regarding a new malware disguised as Curse client that attempts to hijack victim's accounts.

The fake version of the Curse Client is served in a fake version of Curse Client website.  The fake website is appeared in the search results when users search for the Curse client in major search engines.

If you believe you are one of the victim or want to make sure yourself, you can download the updated MalwareBytes software.  It is currently detecting and removing the malware in question.

If you are good at technical, you can also follow a manual removal method posted by one of the user in their support forum. 

There are 20 out of 48 antivirus detect the malware in virus total.  However, some of the major antivirus failed to detect the malware.

Users are always advised to download the softwares from official website or trustworthy third-party websites such as softpedia, cnet.
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