Guess what is back in the news and we’ve talked about in the past? If you guessed Click Fix, you’re correct.
This is one just prompt you’ll see. We have talked about this in numerous podcasts and blog posts.
At least 80 domains are used, and they can do anything from fake browser updates, to telling you that they’re fixing an issue.
As we say and the article goes in to detail, it is recommended not to run commands you’re not sure of. Also, update your browser through auto update or through help, about which can trigger the update if you’re behind.
The article goes in to detail, so I won’t bore you on taking this apart, but a new research team is finding this, and it seems like its not going anywhere.
It may also be doing more things than what we first talked about too.
Hackers hijack thousands of sites for ClickFix and FakeUpdate attacks
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Hi.
Yeah never put commands in from your screen.
The only command you should do from me is winget upgrade –all.
Thats the only one you should ever put in even if you don’t know what it does.
It will be all the better but yeah.
I guess they will try everything and remember ai goes both ways.
Its not evil its just a tool
Just remember when the machines take us over and kill us all that there was probably some evil version of a human somewhere amongst that.