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Bogus software update lures are being used by threat actors to deliver a new stealer malware called CoinLurker . "Written in Go, CoinLurker employs cutting-edge obfuscation and anti-analysis techniques, making it a highly effective tool in modern cyber attacks," Morphisec researcher Nadav Lorber said in a technical report published Monday. The attacks make use of fake update alerts that employ various deceptive entry points such as software update notifications on compromised WordPress sites, malvertising redirects, phishing emails that link to spoofed update pages, fake CAPTCHA verification prompts , direct downloads from phoney or infected sites, and links shared via social media and messaging apps. Regardless of the method utilized to initiate the infection chain, the software update prompts make use of Microsoft Edge Webview2 to trigger the execution of the payload. "Webview2's dependency on pre-installed components and user interaction complicates dynami...