Question Fake MSI Afterburner Sites Inject Coin-Miner Into Software installer

[Fix_that_Glitch]

Just a heads up that using any other site other than official MSI and GURU3D download site for MSI Afterburner may result in a coin miner being installed on your system when installing Afterburner. Article: Fake MSI Afterburner Sites Inject Coin-Miner Into Software installer (guru3d.com)

 

[rgd1101]

https://www.tomshardware.com/news/f...ects-targets-with-coin-miner-password-stealer
17hr ago
why would anyone download from somewhere else?

 

[COLGeek]

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News - Fake MSI Afterburner Infects Targets With Coin Miner, Password Stealer

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