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TookPS: DeepSeek isn’t the only game in town

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Hackers Use DeepSeek and Remote Desktop Apps to Deploy TookPS Malware

A recent investigation by cybersecurity researchers has uncovered a large-scale malware campaign leveraging the DeepSeek LLM and popular remote desktop applications to distribute the Trojan-Downloader.Win32.TookPS malware. The attackers targeted both individual users and organizations by disguising malicious software as legitimate business tools, including UltraViewer, AutoCAD, and SketchUp. Malicious Infrastructure and Infection Chain The TookP…

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TookPS: DeepSeek isn’t the only game in town

文章揭示了一起利用DeepSeek LLM作为诱饵的大规模网络攻击活动。攻击者分发伪装成流行软件的恶意程序TookPS，在受害者设备上建立SSH隧道并植入后门程序以获取完全控制权。建议用户避免从不可信来源下载软件，并加强安全意识培训。

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TookPS distributed under the guise of UltraViewer, AutoCAD, and Ableton

In early March, we published a study detailing several malicious campaigns that exploited the popular DeepSeek LLM as a lure. Subsequent telemetry analysis indicated that the TookPS downloader, a malware strain detailed in the article, was not limited to mimicking neural networks. We identified fraudulent websites mimic official sources for remote desktop and 3D modeling software, alongside pages offering these applications as free downloads. Ma…

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