16/03/2025
"As seen in the screenshot captured by Malwarebytes, the message tells visitors to press and hold the Windows Key + R, then to press Ctrl + V in the verification window and finally to press Enter to finish.
These steps may look harmless to the untrained eye but if you carry them out in their entirety, you’ll infect your own computer with malware. This is because in the background, the malicious site copies a command to your clipboard and by pressing Windows Key + R, you’re opening a Run dialog box on your computer. By hitting Enter at the end, you inadvertently run a command that has your computer download and then install an executable."
Hackers are tricking people into infecting their own computers with malware thanks to a clever new verification attack that’s becoming increasingly popular.
