It is possible to run some of today’s AI Chat Boats on your computer. Just be careful: A newly discovered stress of Windows malware is exploiting interest in DPCA’s AI models to affect affected computers. According to Kaspersky, an anti -virus provider, the attack provides “browsonom” malware, which can secretly spy and manipulate a user’s Internet traffic.
Hackers spread the attack through Google advertising that appeared on the “deep search R1” search results, the latest deep Sak’s model, which is available online. The problem is that for the Generative AI, Nobis may not be familiar with government domains hosting the R1 model.
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Clicking on Google’s ads was sent to users to the “https (:) // depstek-platform (. The purpose was to download the malicious file to the user “Ai_launcher_1.21.exe”.
“We examined the source code of both phishing and distribution websites and discovered comments in Russian language comments on the functionality of the websites, which shows that they were developed by Russian -speaking actors,”
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Running a malicious .Exe file offered a fake screen to install R1. But in the background, the program provided the browsonom malware, which formed PC browsers in the traffic route through hackers by a proxy server under hackers. “This can smell sensitive data and detect their traffic by declaring their traffic, monitoring the browsing activity,” says Caspersky.
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The good news is that malicious domain behind the attack has been suspended. However, malware, which can mostly avoid anti -virus software, targeted some users. Kaspersky has found a number of infections in Brazil, Cuba, Mexico, India, Nepal, South Africa, and Egypt. “
The report is a reminder to ensure that an AI company is going to an official domain or channel before downloading anything. Open Source AI programs on the PC, such as R1, also need a number of steps. This is not just a single easily designed windows.
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