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Fake Windows update blue screen used by the JackFix ClickFix attack to trick users into running malware from the Windows Run dialog

How the JackFix attack upgrades ClickFix social engineering

The JackFix attack marks the latest evolution of the ClickFix technique. By luring victims through fake adult sites into a full-screen Windows update screen, encoding Run-dialog commands, gating its payload URL, and dropping multiple infostealers through an obfuscated PowerShell script, JackFix sidesteps many earlier ClickFix mitigations and forces defenders to rethink how they handle browser-driven social engineering.

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