US EditionSupply Chain Attack at CPUID Pushes Malware with CPU-Z/HWMonitor
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Breach has "been fixed" says CPUID, after CPU-Z and HWMonitor flagged as malware in apparent hack
Last Updated on April 10, 2026 CPU-Z and HWMonitor, a couple of popular benchmarking and diagnostic tools commonly used by PC gamers, have reportedly been compromised. Users online are warning against downloading the latest versions of the software due to being flagged as containing malicious content. As such, we can only recommend that you avoid ...
There seems to be a problem with the downloads of CPU-Z and HWMonitor. Specifically, there's an issue with the official download chains on the CPUID website, which can redirect you to malware. The whole thing isn't easy to unravel... Read the article: CPU-Z and HWMonitor: Beware of Malware Where you can follow us: Facebook, Reddit, Google News, X, Threads
Sometimes it's precisely the most inconspicuous tools that you least expect to be security-related. A hardware monitor is supposed to read temperatures, output voltages, and ideally, simply not be a nuisance. But when an installer with an unfamiliar name, Russian dialogue, and a malware warning suddenly appears in the update or download path, a mundane routine can quickly become very problematic. […] Source
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