CERT warns internet users over ‘Golroted’ virus

Cyber security investigators have alerted Indian internet users over destructive phishing attacks by a virus, which could compromise personal email and banking-related data, PTI reported.

The virus, identified as 'Golroted', was a member of the deadly 'Trojan' category of computer viruses, characterised by its smart capability of masking its original content and looking like genuine.

"It has been reported that variants of a new malware family, dubbed as Golroted, having spyware functionalities are spreading. These malware typically spread through spear phishing mails having attachments as zipped archives or Microsoft Office document exploits or via removable drives," the Computer Emergency Response Team of India (CERT-In) said in a latest advisory to domestic internet users.