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Steam Forum ClickFix Attack Infects Gamers With XMRig Cryptominers
BleepingComputer was alerted to a new malware campaign where attackers are using Steam Forum posts asking for help solving problems to distribute malware using ClickFix attacks, suggesting users run PowerShell commands that will fix their issue. The command downloads and runs a fake Windows Optimization tool that claims to run several PC tuneup tasks but actually installs the XMRig malware. The tool also kills existing XMRig processes, installs itself as a scheduled task that runs at startup, and adds Windows Defender exceptions for it
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