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Malware

Choziosi

aka ChromeLoader

Choziosi is a browser hijacker for Chrome.

Choziosi, also known as ChromeLoader, is a Windows malware family.

Background

Choziosi is a Chrome-targeting browser hijacker that first surfaced in January 2022. Infections typically arrive through downloads of pirated content such as games, software, wallpapers, or movies, with initial droppers available for multiple platforms including Mac and Windows.

At its core is a JavaScript-based Chrome extension built to display advertisements and redirect search queries sent to Google, Yahoo, and Bing.


Source: Malpedia (Fraunhofer FKIE).