Goodness Gracious, Great Chinese ‘Fireball’ Malware Infects 250m Systems Worldwide

Goodness Gracious, Great Chinese ‘Fireball’ Malware Infects 250m Systems Worldwide

A strain of Chinese browser-hijacking malware dubbed Fireball has infected 250 million computers. The malware takes over web browsers and turns them into zombies, security firm Check Point warns. Fireball is capable of executing any code on the infected machines, resulting in a wide range of actions from stealing credentials to dropping additional software nasties….