Opachki Trojan Hijacking Web Links

The malware authors who have been writing password-stealing Trojans, banking Trojans and rootkits have branched out into a new form of persistent malware designed to hijack victims’ Web browsing sessions. A new Trojan called Opachki is making the rounds and it is doing far more than just logging...

Inside The Opachki Link Hijacker Trojan

Opachki is one of many software tools developed by criminals to hijack and monetize Windows users’ search traffic using affilate-based search engines that are ultimately advertiser-sponsored, sometimes by well-known and respected firms. Instead of only hijacking search result links, Opachki...