{"id":54775,"date":"2016-10-25T15:12:13","date_gmt":"2016-10-25T15:12:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pcmatic.com\/blog\/?p=54775"},"modified":"2016-10-25T15:12:13","modified_gmt":"2016-10-25T15:12:13","slug":"54775","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pcmatic.com\/blog\/54775\/","title":{"rendered":"CIA Election AntiCheat Malware Preys on Voter Fraud Concerns"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>New malware claims voters must pay $50, or their vote won&#8217;t count in November&#8217;s election&#8230;<\/h3>\n<p>Malware writers exploit trending news.\u00a0 It is easily one of the most successful ways for them to gain access to your system.\u00a0 Many times they will claim to have breaking news on a celebrity death or divorce.\u00a0 This latest form of malware targets election fraud.\u00a0 According to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bleepingcomputer.com\/news\/security\/cia-election-anticheat-control-malware-preys-on-the-fear-of-voter-fraud\/\">BleepingComputer<\/a>, the 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malware.\u00a0 If the user pays the $50, the malware sends the hard drive ID to a predetermined email address.\u00a0 Upon receipt of the payment, the malware connects to a website to ensure the hard drive ID is present.\u00a0 If it is, then the malware uninstalls itself and send the PC user the following message.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-54776 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pcmatic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/CIA-malware-2.png\" alt=\"cia-malware-2\" width=\"508\" height=\"185\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pcmatic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/CIA-malware-2.png 508w, https:\/\/www.pcmatic.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/CIA-malware-2-300x109.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 508px) 100vw, 508px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Forunately for <a href=\"https:\/\/cart.pcpitstop.com\/go.asp?id=504631\">PC Matic <\/a>users who have <a href=\"https:\/\/cart.pcpitstop.com\/go.asp?id=504631\">SuperShield <\/a>enabled, this malware would not be able to execute.\u00a0 Upon 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