Fake Windows update pushes malware in new ClickFix attack

The ClickFix campaign disguises malware as legitimate Windows updates, using steganography to hide shellcode in PNG files and ...
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A fake Windows Update screen is fooling Windows users into installing malware

Social engineering attacks are probably still among the most used ways to actually infect a computer or steal someone's data. A well executed social engineering attack can have some pretty nasty ...
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Hacker Combines Porn and Fake Windows Update Screen for Malware Attack

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Updated ClickFix malware impersonates Windows update to steal your passwords, browser cookies, banking logins

Researchers say the campaign has been active since at least early October and is still very much ongoing, with multiple look-alike domains hosting the fake update screen.
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Hacker Combines Porn and Fake Windows Update Screen for Malware Attack

An attack that uses a fake Windows update screen to trick victims installing malware is upping its game by incorporating porn. The attack, which we wrote about earlier this month, appears on malicious ...