Fake lookalike Microsoft Win 11 Upgrade

xrobwx71 · Feb 10, 2022

To someone not paying attention, it looks like a legit MS site. It's really a Redline Malware Hub.

The new malware campaign was discovered by the HP Threat Research Team as they noticed a new fake website that looks like Microsoft's, but what it really does is distribute files containing the RedLine stealer malware.

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ssherjj · Feb 10, 2022

Thank you @xrobwx71 This is great to know ..Have shared this too.

britechguy · Feb 10, 2022

Thanks for this.

One thing I always tell clients, and it has yet to fail me, is that Microsoft never uses a URL that doesn't include "microsoft" somewhere in it. I don't care what it is, if you think you're at a Microsoft webpage and the word "microsoft" is nowhere to be found in the URL, you aren't in a Microsoft webpage.

The same holds true, generally speaking, for most major companies. They take branding very, very seriously and part of that is their web addresses.

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Fake lookalike Microsoft Win 11 Upgrade

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