Spicy Hot Pot Malware

The Spicy Hot Pot Malware is an interesting project, which was just recently analyzed by the top cybersecurity labs. This piece of software is not as dangerous as traditional malware you might be imagining, and it seems to serve a very specific purpose – hijacking browser settings and ensuring that the changes it introduces rare not reversed easily. The Spicy Hot Pot project is often described as a browser hijacking rootkit, but it certainly should not be mistaken for a traditional browser hijacking – it employs much more advanced techniques to manipulate the compromised system.

It is important to mention that Spicy Hot Pot Malware's campaigns appear to be focused on the China region, and the number of active cases outside of China is very low. Traditional browser hijackers work by using registry changes or executable components to bring changes to Web browsers, but the Spicy Hot Pot Malware does this on a lower level. It introduces kernel-mode drivers, which pose as important system components – this type of behavior is common for rootkits, and eradicating such threats manually can be a very challenging task. The good news is that the Spicy Hot Pot Malware attack is preventable with the use of an up-to-date anti-malware software suite.

According to researchers, the Spicy Hot Pot Malware's payload is spread via pirated content such as game cracks and software activators. While the Spicy Hot Pot Malware's primary purpose is to manipulate Web browser behavior, it can also use its components to gather system software and hardware information.

While the Spicy Hot Pot Malware is not an immediate threat, it is very likely that its functionality may be used to cause harm in the future. It is currently used to promote advertisements and low-traffic search engines, but its operators might decide to redirect their victims to potentially dangerous websites in the future.