New ClickFix attack abuses nslookup to retrieve PowerShell payload via DNS

Threat actors are now abusing DNS queries as part of ClickFix social engineering attacks to deliver malware, making this the first known use of DNS as a channel in these campaigns.
The Hacker News

Microsoft Discloses DNS-Based ClickFix Attack Using Nslookup for Malware Staging

Microsoft details a new ClickFix variant abusing DNS nslookup commands to stage malware, enabling stealthy payload delivery and RAT deployment.
Business.com on MSN

PowerShell: Everything you need to know

What is PowerShell? Microsoft PowerShell is a powerful administrative tool that can help you automate tasks for your computer ...
Windows Latest

How I disabled 13 AI features in Windows 11 safely, no third-party apps needed

Learn how to remove Copilot from Windows 11, including Edge, Search, Photos, Notepad, File Explorer, Paint, and other ...
Microsoft

New Clickfix variant ‘CrashFix’ deploying Python Remote Access Trojan

CrashFix crashes browsers to coerce users into executing commands that deploy a Python RAT, abusing finger.exe and portable Python to evade detection and persist on high‑value systems.
Windows Report

Windows 11 Beta Update KB5074177 Adds Built-In Sysmon and New Fixes

Microsoft releases Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 26220.7752 via KB5074177 for the Beta Channel, introducing built-in ...
Business.com on MSN

How to manage file system ACLs with PowerShell

Before you can change an ACL, you must get the current one. There are two ways to do this with PowerShell. Learn how to get the current ACL and modify it.
Inc

6 Ways Founders Are Using AI to Get Customers to Buy More

Everyone entrepreneur wants to master the art of the upsell. Convincing existing customers to upgrade and buy more expensive versions of a service they already use or stock up and buy more of products ...
Game Rant

How to Get and Use Origeometry in Arknights Endfield

Jessica hails from Northern Ireland, and has written thousands of guides across sites such as Eurogamer, PCGamer, IGN, and PCGamesN. She also ventures into the lands of reviews, news, interviews, and ...
GitHub

Stoppers for using System.Text.Json in PowerShell ConvertTo-Json

There have been a couple of unsuccessful attempts in the PowerShell repository to migrate from NewtonSoft.Json on System.Text.Json . (The last one PowerShell/PowerShell#26654 (comment)) The problem ...
MinnPost

Do the majority of Americans use social media to get health information?

MinnPost’s journalists are out in the community to report on the things that are happening in Minnesota. Your support right now will help fund their work AND keep our news paywall-free. In two recent ...
Oregonian

IRS announces first day you can file your taxes in 2026, get a bigger refund

The Internal Revenue Service announced Thursday that the opening day of tax season this year will be Monday, Jan. 26. That’s the first day that U.S. taxpayers can file their income tax returns for the ...