Oops, I Did It Again: How a Typosquat Turned Your PC into a Malware Playground
Beware of typos when activating Windows! Instead of ending up with a legit activation, you might get stuck with the mischievous ‘Cosmali Loader.’ It sneaks in when you type ‘get.activate.win’ instead of ‘get.activated.win.’ A single missing “d” could turn your PC into a malware playground!
Hot Take:
So you thought you were activating Windows, but instead, you activated a one-way ticket to malware city. Next time, double-check your URLs or be prepared to meet the Cosmali Loader: the unwanted house guest that never leaves!
Key Points:
- Typosquatting led to the distribution of the Cosmali Loader malware.
- Users mistyped the legitimate domain, landing on a malicious one instead.
- Infected systems receive pop-up warnings about Cosmali Loader.
- Cosmali Loader is tied to cryptomining and remote access trojans.
- Users are advised to verify URLs and avoid blind execution of scripts.
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