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Microsoft warns fake game and cracked software installers secretly monetise Windows PCs

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What happened

Microsoft Threat Intelligence reports a campaign using deceptive installers for games, cracked applications and utilities to deliver WorldProxyPool, CharityEngine with BOINC, and Advanced Windows Manager. WorldProxyPool shares the victim's bandwidth, while the computing branch uses the machine's resources, although cryptomining was not established. The installers use unattended options to reduce prompts, leaving unwanted software and background activity that can outlast the original download.

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What to do

Avoid cracked software, unofficial game installers and activation tools.
Check for unexpected applications and the WorldProxyPool scheduled tasks, and remove them if found.
Enable cloud-delivered protection, tamper protection and reputation-based controls.
Review software inventories to find installations that were not intentionally authorised.

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