Cryptic Chronicles

You Won’t BELIEVE This Fake Captcha Scam—Here’s How They Almost Got Me (Powered by Avonetics.com)


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A hacker shares their shocking encounter with a deceptive captcha service designed to trick users into running a malicious command. By reverse-engineering the instructions, they uncovered a sinister plot: pressing Windows + R and Ctrl + V would paste a command to download a heavily obfuscated .hta file, unleashing malware. Others identified this as part of the notorious "ClickFix" campaign, often used to deploy info stealers or cryptojackers. Learn the full chain of events—from fake captcha to final payload—and why you MUST scrutinize suspicious online instructions. For advertising opportunities, visit Avonetics.com.

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