If you need to download or reinstall mediaget.exe, then we recommend that you reinstall the main application associated with it Torrent-Client MediaGet. The new mediaget.exe program has the same functionality as the original but with additional backdoor capability," the researchers explain in a blog post published today. It is not recommended to download replacement exe files from any download sites, as these may themselves contain viruses etc.
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"A signed mediaget.exe downloads an update.exe program and runs it on the machine to install a new mediaget.exe. However, after investigation Microsoft today revealed that the attackers targeted the update mechanism of MediaGet BitTorrent software to push its trojanized version (mediaget.exe) to users' computers. The latest version of MediaGet2 can be installed on PCs running Windows XP/Vista/7/8/10/11, both 32 and 64-bit. This free program is a product of MediaGet LLC. The file size of the latest downloadable installation package is 4.6 MB. A massive malware outbreak that last week infected nearly half a million computers with cryptocurrency mining malware in just a few hours was caused by a backdoored version of popular BitTorrent client called MediaGet.ĭubbed Dofoil (also known as Smoke Loader), the malware was found dropping a cryptocurrency miner program as payload on infected Windows computers that mine Electroneum digital coins for attackers using victims' CPU cycles.ĭofoil campaign that hit PCs in Russia, Turkey, and Ukraine on 6th March was discovered by Microsoft Windows Defender research department and blocked the attack before it could have done any severe damages.Īt the time when Windows Defender researchers detected this attack, they did not mention how the malware was delivered to such a massive audience in just 12 hours. The 2.1 version of MediaGet2 is provided as a free download on our software library.
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