Hackers Weaponizing 7-Zip Downloads to Turn Your Home Computers into Proxy Nodes

A deceptive campaign targeting unsuspecting users has emerged, using a counterfeit version of the widely used 7-Zip file archiving software to silently transform home computers into residential proxy nodes. The malicious operation relies on a lookalike domain, 7zip[.]com, which closely mimics the legitimate 7-zip.org website, tricking users into downloading a compromised installer that appears fully […]

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