AI BriefingCPU-Z and HWMonitor Hacked
·2026.04.12 06:32
Key point
The download links for CPU-Z and HWMonitor were tampered with, distributing malware.
Details
After part of the backend of the CPUID website was compromised, the download links for HWMonitor and CPU-Z were briefly tampered with. Instead of the normal installer, a malicious file was randomly served.
The malicious version contained a fake CRYPTBASE.dll, allowing users to become infected through what looked like the usual official distribution channel.
- Affected: CPU-Z, HWMonitor
- Attack method: backend takeover followed by replacement of the download file
- Characteristic: normal installers and malicious files were served randomly
- Implication: even official sites require integrity verification of distributed files
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