Security News > 2022 > April > Unofficial Windows 11 upgrade installs info-stealing malware
Hackers are luring unsuspecting users with a fake Windows 11 upgrade that comes with malware that steals browser data and cryptocurrency wallets.
The hackers are preying on users that jump at installing Windows 11 without spending the time to learn that the OS needs to meet certain specifications.
The malicious website offering the fake Windows 11 is still up at the time of writing.
According to CloudSEK, the threat actors behind this campaign are using a new malware that researchers named "Inno Stealer" due to its use of the Inno Setup Windows installer.
The whole Windows 11 upgrade situation has created a fertile ground for the proliferation of these campaigns, and this is not the first time that something like that has been reported.
If an upgrade to Windows 11 is unavailable to you, there's no point attempting to bypass the restrictions manually, as this will come with a set of downsides and severe security risks.
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