Google Chrome, one of the best browsers today has been infiltrated. A “missing font” will allegedly pop up and prompt users to download and install malware on their system.
The hackers allegedly use a JavaScript to tamper the text so it resembles a misencoded text, making the Google Chrome users think that something is indeed wrong. It will then prompt a pop-up window suggesting that the user updates the “Chrome front pack.”
The New Web reported that one researcher discovers this while browsing an unnamed WordPress site that is allegedly compromised. The new Chrome hack is very well-disguised that user won’t even be suspicious about it.
The hack will display a dialog window that resembles an actual Chrome pop-up. It includes the logo of the popular browser with the correct shade of blue for its “update” button.
However, aside from displaying this pop-up window, it will lure Google Chrome users to download a file titled “Chrome Font v7.5.1.exe.” This file doesn’t match the file name “Chrome_Front.exe” in the malicious instruction.