"Google Ads Push Malicious CPU-Z App From Fake Windows News Site"

A threat actor has been using Google Ads to distribute a trojanized version of the CPU-Z tool in order to deliver the Redline information-stealing malware. Malwarebytes analysts discovered the new campaign and believe it is part of the same operation that used Notepad++ malvertising to deliver malicious payloads. According to researchers, the malicious Google advertisement for the trojanized CPU-Z is hosted on a cloned copy of the legitimate Windows news site WindowsReport. CPU-Z is a popular tool for monitoring different hardware components, such as fan speeds, CPU clock rates, voltage, and cache details. This article continues to discuss the abuse of Google Ads to distribute a trojanized version of the CPU-Z tool that delivers the Redline malware.

Bleeping Computer reports "Google Ads Push Malicious CPU-Z App From Fake Windows News Site"

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