Hackers Abuse Microsoft Fondue.exe to Side-Load APPWIZ.cpl and Execute Malware

A newly uncovered attack campaign has brought a rarely scrutinized Windows executable into the spotlight. Threat actors are actively abusing Fondue.exe, a legitimate Microsoft utility built into the Windows operating system, to side-load a malicious control panel file named APPWIZ.cpl and silently deploy dangerous malware on victim machines. The technique is deceptively clever because it relies entirely on […]

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