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Fake cracked-software installers secretly turn Windows PCs into proxy and computing nodes

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What happened

Criminals are spreading fake installers for cracked programs, games and tools. When people run them, their computer is quietly used to earn money for others by sharing its internet connection and processing power, without them agreeing to it.

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What to do

Avoid downloading cracked software, key generators, activators and unofficial game installers.
Check systems for unexpected WorldProxyPool, CharityEngine, BOINC or VirtualBox installations and investigate any you find.
Organisations should enable cloud-delivered protection, tamper protection and potentially unwanted application protection in Microsoft Defender Antivirus.
Monitor for execution from Inno temporary directories and for unexpected scheduled tasks.

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