Hackers use fake PuTTY Google results to trick IT admins into installing trojanized Windows software that secretly deploys malware.

IT administrators searching Google for PuTTY may see a convincing fake download result mixed with legitimate links. Researchers documented a campaign that uses a lookalike website to deliver a malicious Windows installer disguised as the popular SSH client. The installer opens a working PuTTY window as a decoy while secretly starting a separate malware chain […] The post Hackers Abuse Google Search to Attacks ITadmins with Weaponized PuTTY Installer appeared first on Cyber Security News.