TerminalFix looks like ClickFix, but delivers a very different payload
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Malwarebytes warns TerminalFix mimics the ClickFix fake CAPTCHA social engineering trick but delivers a payload granting attackers access to victims' wider network.
Malwarebytes identified TerminalFix, a variant of the familiar ClickFix fake CAPTCHA social engineering trick. The adapted chain delivers a very different payload, one that can give attackers access to the victim's wider network beyond the initially infected host.
Key facts
- TerminalFix reuses the ClickFix-style fake CAPTCHA lure
- Payload enables attacker access to victims' wider network
- Technique differs from classic ClickFix infections
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From the original article
The familiar ClickFix fake CAPTCHA trick has been adapted to deliver a payload that can give attackers access to the victim’s wider network.
malwarebytes.com
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