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

[SOURCE] The Hacker News [DATE: 15/02/2026 14:10] [LANGUAGE: EN]
Microsoft Discloses DNS-Based ClickFix Attack Using Nslookup for Malware Staging
Microsoft has disclosed details of a new version of the ClickFix social engineering tactic in which the attackers trick unsuspecting users into running commands that carry out a Domain Name System (DNS) lookup to retrieve the next-stage payload. Specifically, the attack relies on using the "nslookup" (short for nameserver lookup) command to execute a custom DNS lookup triggered via the Windows
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