Fake 7-Zip Website Distributes Malware That Turns Computers into Proxy Nodes
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Summary
A convincing fake website impersonating the legitimate 7-Zip archiver has been distributing trojanized installers that covertly turn victims' computers into residential proxy nodes. The malicious site, 7zip[.]com, has been operating for some time and recently came to light when a PC builder following a YouTube tutorial downloaded from the wrong site. The malware silently converts infected machines into proxy nodes without user consent or knowledge.
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Following a YouTube tutorial for a new build, they were instructed to download 7-Zip from 7zip[.]com, unaware that the legitimate project is hosted exclusively at 7-zip.org
A convincing lookalike of the popular 7-Zip archiver site has been silently turning victims' machines into residential proxy nodes
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