Security Warning: Official HWMonitor 1.63 Download May Be Compromised with Malware
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Summary
A user warns that the official HWMonitor 1.63 download from CPUID's website appears to be compromised, potentially containing malware. The analysis shows that while the .exe file links to the legitimate site, the .zip file points to a suspicious domain, suggesting a partial website compromise. The user advises caution and recommends avoiding downloads from the official site until the security issue is resolved.
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Obviously we don't know the extent of the site compromise so the .exe could still be malicious but there is the possibility that the attackers have only modified the HTML and not managed to upload files to whatever storage backend hosts the software.
Looking at the links in it seems the .exe is linking against a file on the same site but the .zip is linking against the dodgy domain.
I want to warn you guys. After a long time, i opening HWMonitor again on my PC. it is version 1.42 i checked in the application if there was...
I want to warn you guys. After a long time, i opening HWMonitor again on my PC. it is version 1.42 i checked in the application if there was...
