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A now-patched Windows Print Spooler flaw was used by Forest Blizzard to drop the privilege-elevating malware for credential stealing and persistence. Russia-linked advanced persistent threat (APT) ...

The ClickFix campaign disguises malware as legitimate Windows updates, using steganography to hide shellcode in PNG files and bypass security detection systems.

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