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40% Informative
Malwarebytes Labs spotted one site that demanded three unusual steps from prospective users.
The pop-up “verification” is trying to get you to open the Windows Run command, paste in a bit of text that the site snuck into your clipboard via JavaScript .
What you can’t see is a trigger for the Mshta command that downloads a certain file from a server.
VR Score
28
Informative language
17
Neutral language
39
Article tone
informal
Language
English
Language complexity
44
Offensive language
offensive
Hate speech
not hateful
Attention-grabbing headline
not detected
Known propaganda techniques
detected
Time-value
medium-lived
Source diversity
1