'This is not your typical run-of-the-mill malware': CPUID download page hacked and tools replaced with links to malicious files

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• CPUID.com briefly compromised to serve malware
• Tainted downloads used DLL sideloading with CRYPTBASE.dll
• Sophisticated Trojan deployed, flagged by 20 AV engines

CPUID.com, a popular website for PC diagnostics tools has confirmed it was compromised and used to serve malware.