Links to multiple CPUID tools hijacked and used to drop an infostealer.

The CPUID website for system analysis tools CPU-Z and HWMonitor was manipulated by attackers. It distributed malware.

Hackers gained access to an API for the CPUID project and changed the download links on the official website to serve malicious executables for the popular CPU-Z and HWMonitor tools. The two utilities ...

The CPU-Z and HWMonitor download pages have recently been compromised, with download links replaced with ones pointing to files infected by malware. If you've recently downloaded either of these apps ...

If you downloaded the free PC-monitoring tools CPU-Z or HWMonitor yesterday, you may have actually installed malware after a hacker briefly hijacked the downloads to deliver a Trojan. On Thursday, ...

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