![]() ![]() This sophisticated behavior is quite uncommon to malicious browser extensions. ![]() The presence of Flash Chrome Proxy malware can thus lead to significant financial loss and privacy issues. These criminals aim to generate as much revenue as possible and there is a high probability that hijacked accounts will be misused through online purchases, money transfers, and so on. Thus, cyber criminals (Flash Chrome Proxy's developers) might gain access to users' personal accounts. This malware is designed to record accounts of Banco do Brasil (Bank of Brasil). When the bank website is opened, Flash Chrome Proxy virus triggers and starts recording logins/passwords. Note that this malicious extension can also be downloaded from Google Chrome's web store, but this will lead to system infection with the Flash Chrome Proxy virus. At time of writing, Flash Chrome Proxy targeted the Google Chrome browser only, however, this situation may change.Ĭyber criminals proliferate this malware using deceptive websites that falsely claim that Adobe Flash Player is outdated/missing, and encourages users to update/install the app. ![]() The virus disguises itself as a legitimate application called Adobe Flash Player. Flash Chrome Proxy is a high-risk virus designed to record user account credentials.
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