About this tag
The kremlin malware tag on WindowsForum.com covers a banking-malware toolkit tracked by Elastic Security Labs as REF9334. The recurring theme in the tagged coverage is KREMLIN's ability to install a credential-stealing extension into Google Chrome and Microsoft Edge without user approval, by rewriting the local Chromium profile rather than slipping past the Chrome Web Store or Edge Add-ons review process. The reporting, based on Elastic's September 14 technical analysis and follow-up coverage, places active targeting overwhelmingly in Brazil and highlights why Windows administrators should treat browser profile tampering as a host-level compromise indicator.
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    KREMLIN Malware Adds Chrome, Edge Extension Without User Approval

    KREMLIN, a banking-malware toolkit tracked by Elastic Security Labs as REF9334, can plant a credential-stealing extension into Google Chrome and Microsoft Edge without the user approving the add-on. The important detail for Windows administrators is that this is not a malicious extension...