Unfortunate victims are then told to press Ctrl+V, which pastes a malicious code into the Run prompt automatically copied to the machine's clipboard. Pressing Enter activates a PowerShell command, ...

It might have a legit looking phone number, but that Windows Defender alert might be fake. Here's what to look out for.

Security researchers from Huntress are warning the public about a new variant of ClickFix, one of the most popular scam methods right now. In this variant, you’re hit with a full-screen browser page ...

This new scam, a recent iteration of ClickFix, is designed to trick you into executing a dangerous command under the guise of ...

Huntress threat researchers are tracking a ClickFix campaign that includes a variant of the scheme in which the malicious code is hidden in the fake image of a Windows Update and, if inadvertently ...

ClickFix attack employs fake Windows security udpates. Updated November 27 with another Windows update warning, along with threat intelligence from the Acronis Threat Research Unit regarding the use ...

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All modern Windows PCs come with Microsoft Defender built in. For the unaware, this tool is Windows’ native antivirus. Over time, it has matured into a reliable security tool capable of blocking a ...

Cybersecurity researchers from Bitdefender have discovered that a fake torrent file of Leonardo DiCaprio’s new film, One Battle After Another, hides a complex series of scripts designed to infect ...