During the “installation” of this fake update, a hidden malicious command is copied to your clipboard. Then, you’re asked to ...

Hackers are increasingly using fake Windows Update screens to distribute complex malware through social engineering tactics. ClickFix attacks convince users to execute commands in Windows by mimicking ...

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.

Cyberattackers integrate large language models (LLMs) into the malware, running prompts at runtime to evade detection and augment their code on demand.

AI agents can be helpful, but we're not sure integrating them into the OS at a fundamental level is a good idea.

ClickFix has become hugely successful as it relies on a simple yet effective method, which is to entice a user into infecting ...

A cybersecurity vendor has spotted sites impersonating Pornhub and xHamster displaying the fake Windows update screens to ...

Sites impersonating Pornhub and xHamster are displaying fake Windows update screens to dupe users into installing malware.

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Unfortunate victims are then told to press Ctrl+V, which pastes a malicious code into the Run prompt automatically copied to ...

The first step defenders should take is to stop the ability of this malware to run, says the report. “The most effective way to mitigate ClickFix is by disabling the Windows Run box,” says Huntress, ...