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DeepLoad Malware Uses ClickFix and WMI Persistence to Steal Browser Credentials
low•tradecraft•2026-03-30T15:47:00+00:00
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A new campaign has leveraged the ClickFix social engineering tactic as a way to distribute a previously undocumented malware loader referred to as DeepLoad. "It likely uses AI-assisted obfuscation and process injection to evade static scanning, while credential theft starts immediately and captures passwords and sessions even if the primary loader is blocked," ReliaQuest researchers Thassanai