Hackers hide malware in the memory of video cards

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According to the BleepingComputer portal, hackers have developed a method for placing and storing malicious code in the memory of a video card, as a result of which it cannot be detected by an antivirus. How exactly the exploit works is unknown.

The hacker who wrote it, only said that it allows you to put malware in video memory, and then execute the malware directly from there. He also added that the exploit only works with Windows operating systems that support the OpenCL 2.0 framework and newer. The hacker said that he tested the performance of malware with integrated Intel UHD 620 and UHD 630 graphics, as well as discrete graphics cards Radeon RX 5700, GeForce GTX 1650 and mobile GeForce GTX 740M. If the claim is true, a huge number of systems are at risk.

On August 8, the cybercriminal posted an announcement on the sale of the tool on one of the hacker forums. On August 25, the seller announced that he had successfully completed the transaction. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.