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ClickFix Campaigns Expand Malware Delivery With New Loaders and Fake Update Lure

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1 SIGNALFIRST DETECTED 16 June 2026
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20 Oct
Hackers Use New ROMULUS ClickFix Platform to Deliver LegionLoader and Other Malware

Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of a ClickFix delivery platform called ROMULUS that's being used to distribute malware such as Legion Loader. According to

REPORT · WHAT · The Hacker NewsOPEN STORY
1 Jul
Researcher Analyzes 3,000 Live ClickFix Payloads, Exposing API-Driven Malware Delivery

ClickFix, the trick that fools people into running malware by hand, has quietly grown a back office. New research shows the malicious commands behind its fake "prove you're human"

REPORT · WHO · The Hacker NewsOPEN STORY
24 Aug
Tracking PavinLoader across ClickFix and fake download campaigns

We found PavinLoader being used across ClickFix, fake software, and RenPy campaigns to deliver Amatera Stealer and other malware.

REPORT · WHAT · Malwarebytes LabsOPEN STORY
2 Jul
Fake Google and Cloudflare verification pages spread multiple malware families

We uncovered ClickFix attacks using fake Google and Cloudflare pages to deliver everything from infostealers to a newly discovered malware loader.

REPORT · HOW · Malwarebytes LabsOPEN STORY
5 Aug
Over 250 ClickFix Domains Use Browser Fingerprinting to Hide macOS Malware Lures

A macOS ClickFix operation spanning more than 250 front-end domains now fingerprints visitors before deciding whether to show them a malware lure, a change Microsoft Threat

REPORT · WHAT · The Hacker NewsOPEN STORY
3 Aug
New DOUBLECUP ClickFix service hides malware in browser cache images

A new Russian loader-as-a-service named DOUBLECUP uses ClickFix attacks to hide malicious code in PNG images cached by victims' browsers, ultimately delivering CountLoader to

REPORT · WHAT · BleepingComputerOPEN STORY
24 Aug
WordlistLoader Delivers Amatera via ClickFix, SynkLoader Phishes Windows Passwords

Cybersecurity researchers have flagged two new malware families called WordlistLoader and SynkLoader that's used to deliver next-stage payloads and likely sell access to

REPORT · HOW · The Hacker NewsOPEN STORY
21 Sept
ClickFix Lures Deploy ChainScript RAT Using Polygon to Rotate C2 Infrastructure

Threat actors are leveraging ClickFix-like lures to deliver a previously undocumented remote access trojan (RAT) called ChainScript. "ChainScript has appeared under multiple build

REPORT · HOW · The Hacker NewsOPEN STORY
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