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CrashFix Chrome Extension Delivers ModeloRAT Using ClickFix-Style Browser Crash Lures - Stanley - Jan 27, 2026
CrashFix Chrome Extension Delivers ModeloRAT Using ClickFix-Style Browser Crash Lures
Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of an ongoing campaign dubbed KongTuke that used a malicious Google Chrome extension masquerading as an ad blocker to deliberately crash the web browser and trick victims into running arbitrary commands using ClickFix-like lures to deliver a previously undocumented remote access trojan (RAT) dubbed ModeloRAT.
This new escalation of ClickFix,
https://thehackernews.com/2026/01/crashfix-chrome-extension-delivers.html
RE: CrashFix Chrome Extension Delivers ModeloRAT Using ClickFix-Style Browser Crash Lures - Moooookie - Jan 31, 2026
That’s pretty sneaky.. fake crashes pushing users to run commands is a clever but scary way to spread malware. Never know what to expect nowadays.. question everything, and move with caution.