Attack hides malware in PNGs and drops custom reverse tunnel on victims' machines
31-08-2026 20:26 via theregister.com

Attack hides malware in PNGs and drops custom reverse tunnel on victims' machines

An unknown miscreant is using "TerminalFix" to trick unsuspecting users into running PowerShell commands that infect their computers with a reverse tunnel granting attackers access to their networks. Some of the malware is even hidden inside PNG graphics the PC downloads. TerminalFix is the latest variant of the wildly popular ClickFix initial access method for attackers. This type of social engineering technique tricks users into running malicious commands by promoting them with a phony fix or
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