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| Cybercriminals are now making malware installation "user-friendly" by embedding video tutorials into fake CAPTCHA pages. This campaign, known as "ClickFix," uses social engineering and countdown timers to pressure users into copying and pasting malicious code. |
Malwarebytes demonstrates an interesting new scam that could possibly catch some of you or your less tech-savvy friends. It is worth sharing.
https://www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/2025/11/fake-captcha-sites-now-have-tutorial-videos-to-help-victims-install-malware
It demonstrates a fake CAPTCHA that uses social engineering to convince naive users to download, install, and run malware on their computers. They actually convince users to open a terminal and then paste in a command to run. Many, but not all, of these are caught, and you'll be protected by a good antivirus program. However, it is a good read that might be very helpful for your less astute and particularly older friends.
Date: January 2026
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