More than 70 popular Windows apps now have fake websites impersonating them, and some are already serving malware. The list includes widely used tools like PowerToys, CrystalDiskMark, EasyBCD, Lively Wallpaper, and Wintoys, all cloned onto lookalike domains that in most cases rank above the real project pages on Google. Some apps on this list have already had their fake sites confirmed as active malware distributors. They may be pushing a trojan…
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You were thinking of downloading a legitimate application to your Windows PC? You may have come across a malware, from a fake site that was being considered an official Microsoft website.