ClickFix attacks just got a major upgrade to trick you into infecting your computer with malware

ClickFix style attacks, which have already become an increasingly popular social engineering tool to spread malware, have now evolved to include new steps to trick users into infecting their own computers. As reported by BleepingComputer, the malware now features video instructions that guide victims through the download process in order to help them unknowingly give their machines a nasty malware infection.

In previous ClickFix attacks, targets have been fooled by social engineering style tricks – sometimes a false identity verification request or a software problem that requires a “fix” – which then leads them to a malicious webpage that requires them to copy, paste and execute code or commands. Doing so launches a payload, typically an infostealer that harvests personal or sensitive da