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Fake OpenAI Codex download tricks macOS users into installing malware

Cato Networks uncovered a malware campaign using sponsored search ads and fake OpenAI Codex pages to deliver an AMOS-like infostealer to macOS users.

Cato Networks researchers discovered a campaign using sponsored search results and a fake OpenAI Codex download portal on Google Sites to lure macOS users. Victims are instructed to paste a Terminal command that decodes a Base64-encoded URL and runs a multi-stage infection chain ending in a universal Mach-O binary. The delivery chain closely resembles Atomic macOS Stealer (AMOS), and related infrastructure impersonating Claude Code was also found. Operators use iframe-based hosting and path/device gating to evade analysts and automated scanners.

Help Net Security · 22d agoMalware in the wild

Fake Codex Download Uses Google Sites to Deliver macOS Malware

Fake OpenAI Codex download pages on Google Sites, pushed via sponsored search and ClickFix lures, deliver malware to macOS users.

Threat actors are hosting fake Codex download pages on Google Sites and promoting them through sponsored search results. Victims are walked through ClickFix social engineering that leads to malware installation on macOS systems. The campaign abuses trusted Google infrastructure and search ads to reach Mac users.

Infosecurity Magazine · 22d agoMalware