Malicious 7-Zip site distributes installer laced with proxy tool

A fake 7-Zip website is distributing a trojanized installer of the popular archiving tool that turns the user's computer into ...
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Unofficial 7-zip.com website served up malware-laden downloads for over a week — infected PCs forced into a proxy botnet

Always get your wares from reputable sources.

Beware, this fake site offers up a malicious 7-Zip installer laced with malware

Fake 7zip.com site sounds incredible, but don't be fooled.
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YouTube tutorials spread fake 7-zip downloads as brand impersonation and domain mix-ups put PCs at risk

A fake version of the popular 7-zip download is secretly hijacking home computers and using them to route criminal internet ...
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I ditched WinRAR for this open-source tool and it's not 7-Zip

WinRAR has been around for decades, and for a long time it felt untouchable. It was the tool everyone used, the one that lived on almost every Windows PC. Then came 7-Zip. It was faster, open-source, ...