NewsBTC
No Result
View All Result
  • Cryptocurrency News
    • Bitcoin News (BTC)
    • Ethereum News (ETH)
    • Ripple News (XRP)
    • Shiba Inu News (SHIB)
    • Cardano News (ADA)
    • Dogecoin News (DOGE)
    • Solana News (SOL)
    • Litecoin News (LTC)
    • Avalanche News (AVAX)
    • Polygon News (MATIC)
  • Crypto Prices
    • Binance Coin (BNB) Price
    • Bitcoin (BTC) Price
    • Cardano (ADA) Price
    • Chainlink (LINK) Price
    • Dogecoin (DOGE) Price
    • Ethereum (ETH) Price
    • Litecoin (LTC) Price
    • Polkadot (DOT) Price
  • Crypto Resources & Directory
  • All Crypto
  • Play GamesTry
  • CasinosTry
Breaking News: SOL Strategies: The First Solana Treasury Company Listed On Nasdaq
  • Cryptocurrency News
    • Bitcoin News (BTC)
    • Ethereum News (ETH)
    • Ripple News (XRP)
    • Shiba Inu News (SHIB)
    • Cardano News (ADA)
    • Dogecoin News (DOGE)
    • Solana News (SOL)
    • Litecoin News (LTC)
    • Avalanche News (AVAX)
    • Polygon News (MATIC)
  • Crypto Prices
    • Binance Coin (BNB) Price
    • Bitcoin (BTC) Price
    • Cardano (ADA) Price
    • Chainlink (LINK) Price
    • Dogecoin (DOGE) Price
    • Ethereum (ETH) Price
    • Litecoin (LTC) Price
    • Polkadot (DOT) Price
  • Crypto Resources & Directory
  • All Crypto
  • Play GamesTry
  • CasinosTry
Bitcoin News
No Result
View All Result
Breaking News: SOL Strategies: The First Solana Treasury Company Listed On Nasdaq

Crypto Scam Alert: YouTube Videos Promoting “Bitcoin Generator” Really Pushing Malware

Rick Delafont
Rick Delafont
6 years ago
2 mins read
Crypto bitcoin scam

Reason to trust

Strict editorial policy that focuses on accuracy, relevance, and impartiality
Created by industry experts and meticulously reviewed
The highest standards in reporting and publishing
How Our News is Made

Strict editorial policy that focuses on accuracy, relevance, and impartiality

Ad discliamer

Morbi pretium leo et nisl aliquam mollis. Quisque arcu lorem, ultricies quis pellentesque nec, ullamcorper eu odio.

Scammers are attempting to hijack the popularity of YouTube crypto content and investors’ hunger to get rich quick to defraud potential victims. This involves tricking someone into downloading a programme under the pretence that they’re actually getting some sort of non-existent Bitcoin multiplying software.

Once downloaded, the malware uses several different methods to defraud victims. These include key logging, as well as stealing browser credentials and crypto wallet files.

Crypto Scammers Take to YouTube to Promote Trojan-Hiding Software

According to a report in digital security publication Bleeping Computer, a new crypto scam has been discovered. Those behind it use YouTube videos to promote a “Bitcoin generator” tool. Naturally, for those less tech savvy, and ultimately, gullible, the promise of free Bitcoin is simply too great a temptation to resist and they follow the link in the video’s description.

The victim is then taken to a download page away from YouTube. There, they are instructed to download and run a Setup.exe file, just as they would be had they been downloading most software.

If they download and install the file, their computer becomes infected with the Qulab Trojan, a particularly savage programme intended to steal information and hijack clipboards.

Scammers are using increasingly sophisticated methods to defraud those interested in crypto.

Although reported by Bleeping Computer, the scam was first discovered by a researcher known as Frost. They have apparently been tracking the campaign for just over two weeks. Once Frost manages to identify the videos and report them, however, the scammers simply create a new account and upload the fake Bitcoin generator promotional material once again.

The impact of the Qulab could be brutal for those not on top of their digital security, and let’s face it, if you’re downloading crypto generators from mysterious websites, you’re probably not a cyber security genius.

The software first attempts to steal all sorts of data from the user’s browser. This includes history, saved credentials, cookies, and various social media credentials. On top of this, the Trojan can also steal .txt, .maFile, and .wallet files from a computer.

However, the Qulab virus doesn’t stop there. It also hijacks clipboards. Since cryptocurrency addresses are long strings of characters and some people are worryingly blasé about copying and pasting them, the idea is that once copied, if the Trojan spits out a different public key (of a wallet under the scammer’s control), there is a fair chance that the victim won’t realise and will send their Bitcoin or other crypto assets to the hacker’s wallet.

The scammers have been able to tailor the Trojan to target the following crypto asset wallets: Bitcoin, Bitcoin Cash, Cardano, Bitcoin Gold, Bytecoin, Lisk, Dash, Doge, Electroneum, Ethereum, Graft, Litecoin, Monero, Neo, QIWI, Qtum, Steam Trade Link, Stratis, VIA, WME, WMR, WMU, WMX, WMZ, Waves, Yandex Money, and ZCash.

 

Related Reading: Remarkably Basic Scam Nets Criminals $2 Million in Bitcoin and Other Assets

Featured Image from Shutterstock.
Tweet123Share196ShareSend
Rick Delafont
Rick Delafont

Rick Delafont

Based in Europe, Rick has written about the cryptocurrency industry since 2016. He was first drawn to Bitcoin as a means of payment but quickly became fascinated by its wider potential implications. His interests lie in the political, economic, and social impact of the unfolding digital asset revolution.

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Disclaimer: The information found on NewsBTC is for educational purposes only. It does not represent the opinions of NewsBTC on whether to buy, sell or hold any investments and naturally investing carries risks. You are advised to conduct your own research before making any investment decisions. Use information provided on this website entirely at your own risk.

Related News

Биткион и таймер

Биткоин теряет позиции: аналитики предупреждают о риске коррекции

В конце августа Биткоин не удержал уровень в $110 000, показав падение на 12% от исторического максимума. Для рынка это...

daria 59 minutes ago

Previsioni Ethereum: ETH in Calo Intrappolato nella Sfida tra Orsi e Tori

In mezzo al tira e molla che sta scuotendo il mercato crypto, il prezzo di Ethereum si trova ora in...

clararosati 1 hour ago
эфириум и график

Ethereum на грани: цена тестирует критический уровень $4 300

Рынок Ethereum оказался в напряженной ситуации, когда цена цифрового актива колеблется около $4 300. На фоне этой динамики внимание инвесторов...

daria 1 hour ago
Load More

Reason to trust

Strict editorial policy that focuses on accuracy, relevance, and impartiality
Created by industry experts and meticulously reviewed
The highest standards in reporting and publishing
How Our News is Made

Strict editorial policy that focuses on accuracy, relevance, and impartiality

Ad discliamer

Morbi pretium leo et nisl aliquam mollis. Quisque arcu lorem, ultricies quis pellentesque nec, ullamcorper eu odio.

Related News

Little Pepe ($LILPEPE) Presale Nears Sell-Out as Meme Coin Market Eyes 100x

Little Pepe ($LILPEPE) Presale Hits $25M as Meme Coin Fans Eye 100x

Aaron Walker 23 minutes ago
XRP whale koopgolf van $340M - instituties stappen massaal in

XRP whale koopgolf van $340M – instituties stappen massaal in

Lars Diederiksen 56 minutes ago
dogecoin

Первый Dogecoin ETF близок к запуску: что это значит для рынка

daria 59 minutes ago

Premium Sponsors

Press Releases

  • První mine-to-earn meme coin PepeNode získal 900 000 $ v předprodeji – zbývá jen 7 hodin ve fázi financování

    První mine-to-earn meme coin PepeNode získal 900 000 $ v...

    38 minutes ago
  • ドージコイン 今後の可能性:TradFiが注目する0.50ドルの壁とは

    ドージコイン...

    41 minutes ago
  • Meme coinok visszatérnek a játékba: a Snorter Bot Token (SNORT) előértékesítése meghaladja a 3,8 millió dollárt

    Meme coinok visszatérnek a játékba: a Snorter Bot Token...

    48 minutes ago
  • První mine-to-earn meme coin PepeNode získal 900 000 $ v předprodeji – zbývá jen 7 hodin ve fázi financování

    Prvi Mine-to-Earn meme coin PepeNode prikupio 900.000 $ u...

    56 minutes ago
  • リップル 今後:ETF承認期待でXRPが3ドルに接近

    リップル...

    1 hour ago

Newsletter

About Us

NewsBTC is a cryptocurrency news service that covers bitcoin news today, technical analysis & forecasts for bitcoin price and other altcoins. Here at NewsBTC, we are dedicated to enlightening everyone about bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies.

We cover BTC news related to bitcoin exchanges, bitcoin mining and price forecasts for various cryptocurrencies.

Disclaimer: The information found on NewsBTC is for educational purposes only. It does not represent the opinions of NewsBTC on whether to buy, sell or hold any investments and naturally investing carries risks. You are advised to conduct your own research before making any investment decisions. Use information provided on this website entirely at your own risk.

Company

  • About Us
  • Advertising
  • Contact Us
  • Privacy Center

Social

© 2025 NewsBTC. All Rights Reserved.

  • Cryptocurrency News
    • Bitcoin News (BTC)
    • Ethereum News (ETH)
    • Ripple News (XRP)
    • Shiba Inu News (SHIB)
    • Cardano News (ADA)
    • Dogecoin News (DOGE)
    • Solana News (SOL)
    • Litecoin News (LTC)
    • Avalanche News (AVAX)
    • Polygon News (MATIC)
  • Crypto Prices
    • Binance Coin (BNB) Price
    • Bitcoin (BTC) Price
    • Cardano (ADA) Price
    • Chainlink (LINK) Price
    • Dogecoin (DOGE) Price
    • Ethereum (ETH) Price
    • Litecoin (LTC) Price
    • Polkadot (DOT) Price
  • Crypto Resources & Directory
  • All Crypto
  • Play Games
  • Casinos
Advertise

© 2025 NewsBTC. All Rights Reserved.

This website uses cookies. By continuing to use this website you are giving consent to cookies being used. Visit our Privacy Center or Cookie Policy.