⤷ Title: Hardware Warning: How CPU-Z and HWMonitor Official Downloads Became Trojan Traps
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𐀪 Author: ddos
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ⴵ Time: Mon, 13 Apr 2026 08:26:06 +0000
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⌗ Tags: #Malware #CPU_Z #CPUID #cybersecurity #DLL Sideloading #Hardware Diagnostics #HWMonitor #Infosec #kaspersky #malware #STX RAT #trojan
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𐀪 Author: ddos
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ⴵ Time: Mon, 13 Apr 2026 08:26:06 +0000
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⌗ Tags: #Malware #CPU_Z #CPUID #cybersecurity #DLL Sideloading #Hardware Diagnostics #HWMonitor #Infosec #kaspersky #malware #STX RAT #trojan
Penetration Testing Tools
Hardware Warning: How CPU-Z and HWMonitor Official Downloads Became Trojan Traps
The routine acquisition of CPU-Z or HWMonitor has abruptly transformed into a vector for trojan distribution. Researchers from
⤷ Title: The CPUID Watering Hole Attack Turning CPU-Z into a Trojan
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𐀪 Author: Ddos
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ⴵ Time: Mon, 13 Apr 2026 09:15:24 +0000
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⌗ Tags: #Malware #CPU_Z #CPUID #DLL Sideloading #HWMonitor #infosec #kaspersky #malware #STX RAT #Supply Chain Security #watering hole attack
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𐀪 Author: Ddos
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ⴵ Time: Mon, 13 Apr 2026 09:15:24 +0000
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⌗ Tags: #Malware #CPU_Z #CPUID #DLL Sideloading #HWMonitor #infosec #kaspersky #malware #STX RAT #Supply Chain Security #watering hole attack
Daily CyberSecurity
The CPUID Watering Hole Attack Turning CPU-Z into a Trojan
In the world of system administration, few tools are as ubiquitous as CPU-Z and HWMonitor. These utilities are the “old reliables” for monitoring hardware health. However, on April 9, …
⤷ Title: Algorithmic Infiltration: Microsoft Unmasks Generative AI Poisoning in Cryptojacking Campaign
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𐀪 Author: ddos
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ⴵ Time: Fri, 29 May 2026 06:43:30 +0000
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⌗ Tags: #Malware #autorun.dll sideloading exploit #cryptocurrency harvesting evasion techniques #Dynu dynamic DNS infrastructure #Fake hardware monitoring cryptojacker #HWMonitor FurMark cloned malware #Microsoft Defender registry exclusions #poisoned AI chatbot search results #ScreenConnect remote access trojan #SimpleRunPE.exe process injection #smart GPU throttling miner
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𐀪 Author: ddos
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ⴵ Time: Fri, 29 May 2026 06:43:30 +0000
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⌗ Tags: #Malware #autorun.dll sideloading exploit #cryptocurrency harvesting evasion techniques #Dynu dynamic DNS infrastructure #Fake hardware monitoring cryptojacker #HWMonitor FurMark cloned malware #Microsoft Defender registry exclusions #poisoned AI chatbot search results #ScreenConnect remote access trojan #SimpleRunPE.exe process injection #smart GPU throttling miner
Information Security News
Fake Hardware Monitoring Cryptojacker Hijacks High-End GPUs
Microsoft exposes a stealthy fake hardware monitoring cryptojacker mimicking FurMark and HWMonitor. It masks its GPU usage to avoid detection.