These updates are nothing but Trojan horses that infiltrate computers under the guise of free updates. In fact, they are spreading malware.
Malwarebytes’ cybersecurity experts discovered this troubling phenomenon associated with software called Aurora.
Attackers place advertisements on various websites that offer free operating system updates. But when users download a file called ChromeUpdate.exe, they are actually installing a virus.
Meanwhile, the fraud was so cunningly organized that fake updates were often displayed in advertisements on Microsoft-styled sites.
According to Malwarebytes analysts, most of these sites are located on the Russian-speaking part of the Internet, for example, on resources with domain names activessd, xhamster-18, chistauyavoda and others.
Malwarebytes representatives advise users to be vigilant and keep in mind that reliable information about Windows updates can only be obtained from the official Microsoft website.
Source: Ferra
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