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 ...

Don't miss out on our latest stories. Add PCMag as a preferred source on Google. A new attack is mimicking a Windows update to try and trick users into executing malicious commands, likely to install ...

Don't miss out on our latest stories. Add PCMag as a preferred source on Google. A new attack is mimicking a Windows update to try and trick users into executing malicious commands, likely to install ...

The fake update screen then instructs the user to press “CTRL + V”—the paste function—and then press enter. If a victim falls for the trick, they’ll unknowingly run a command, causing their Windows PC ...

This is wild and new. Attackers have worked out that malicious emails pushing links to adult sites will solicit plenty of clicks. Unfortunately, those clicks trigger a fake update that installs ...

Cybercriminals keep getting better at blending into the software you use every day. Over the past few years, we've seen phishing pages that copy banking portals, fake browser alerts that claim your ...

A new cyberattack is using cloned adult websites and a convincing full-screen Windows Update display to trick users into running malicious commands that install multiple password-stealing malware, ...

A sneaky new strain of the ClickFix malware is making the rounds, and it’s going after the easiest victim of all: anyone who trusts a Windows update prompt. Security researchers at Huntress say the ...

Windows 11の偽物のアップデート画面をスクリーンセーバーのごとく表示してくれるサービスが話題だ。 「Windows 11 Fake Update」と名付けられたこのサイトは、Windows 11のアップデート時に表示される、黒バックに白文字でアップデートの進捗がパーセントで表示さ ...