Michael Wolff’s book “Fire and Fury: Inside the Trump White House” became available after its official release took place on the 5th of January. The book can be added to readers’ personal libraries. While many might wish to read more about the controversial presidency of Donald Trump, not all are willing to pay money for it. Therefore, some online pirates decided to distribute unofficial digital copies of the book in form of a .PDF file.
Do not download the unofficial version of “Fire and Fury”
It might appear like a great opportunity to avoid wasting money, but actually, the .PDF version of “Fire and Fury” spreads malware into computer systems. After people download this document, it is only a matter of time until hackers will be able to gain access to victims’ devices. Nevertheless, the malicious software does not appear to be evasive: most of the anti-malware tools should have no issue in detecting it.
Pirated material on the Internet has always been indicated as one of the leading methods for malware distribution. If you think that illegally downloading music, software, books, movies and other content is risk-free, you are awfully mistaken. It might not be the “Fire and Fury” book that you are trying to get without having to pay for it. The malware-laden content might be hiding behind extremely intriguing offers.
The free version of “Fire and Fury” also lacks pages: the official book has 328 pages, while the pirated PDF only shows 230. The malware-laden file can be downloaded thru Torrent websites, other file-distributing domains or offered in random third-party pages. We hope that you won’t be tempted to download the rogue free version. Please purchase “Fire and Fury” through reliable retailers instead of risking your security.
It was one of the specialists from Kaspersky Labs who detected this rogue version of “Fire and Fury”. While this might not seem like a controversial action, some security researchers remember the fact that U.S agencies are no longer using Kaspersky security software. Why? Quite recently, we discussed the suspicions about Kaspersky Labs being associated with Russian intelligence services. Since U.S agencies have a lot of confidential documents and information, it is obvious that action had to be taken.
Stop downloading pirated software, movies and other content
Online surfers should learn that free-labeled material on the Internet is rarely free. While it might be that you won’t be paying money for a specific content, but you could compromise your cyber security. Knowing these costs, please do not go on downloading random stuff from Torrent websites or shady file-sharing websites.
Source: telegraph.co.uk.
