Beware of Fake Websites mimicking Legit

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therube

Beware of Fake Websites mimicking Legit


https://www.neowin.net/reports/scammers-are-setting-up-fake-websites-to-download-windows-applications-in-latest-operation/

Scammers are setting up fake websites to download Windows applications in latest operation

Scammers are impersonating popular Windows app websites, raising fears of a coordinated malware campaign targeting unsuspecting users.

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(one such mentioned website)
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xCSxXenon

Very weird because it ends up pointing to a GitHub repository that is just hosting FFS versions. The latest Windows Setup executable matched SHA256 and is signed.
Best case, someone trying to intercept SEO to get ad traffic revenue.
Worst case, gaining popularity and then swapping links with malware :C