The purpose of this malware is to convince users into buying the license of the fraudulent video editing program. The majority of victims were in the Philippines, Israel, Finland, and Denmark. According to the ESET analysis, the scam was the third most detected malware worldwide on the 5th of November 2017. However, security programs might detect this cyber threat under the Win32/Hoax.MovieMaker name. The similarity of the names might trick users into downloading the program themselves. It has an official download website which might appear on the top of the Google search results when users enter “movie maker” keywords. Therefore, the virus spread as a fake video editing software. Once it's installed on a Windows computer, it delivers a message that states that it's a trial version of the final product and if users want full access to the app, they have to buy a license. Nonetheless, cybercriminals are spreading a fake version of this app. Windows Movie Maker is a legit video editing application developed by Microsoft. Please don't download, install or buy this product, as it's fake video editing software and a scam What is Windows Movie Maker virus? Windows Movie Maker virus – malware camouflaged as legitimate software

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