Hackers gained access to an API for the CPUID project and changed the download links on the official website to serve malicious executables for the popular CPU-Z and HWMonitor tools. The two utilities ...

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 ...

PC Wizard offers real-time system monitoring and serves up plenty of data, but interface problems and copious error messages may turn away potential users. I'll be ...

Popular PC diagnostics site CPUID.com was briefly compromised, redirecting download links for several tools to malware-laced versions. The attack, active for about six hours, used DLL sideloading to ...

The CPU-Z and HWMonitor download pages have recently been compromised, with download links replaced with ones pointing to files infected by malware. If you've recently downloaded either of these apps ...

A potential software supply-chain incident is unfolding around CPUID, the developer behind CPU-Z and HWMonitor, after multiple reports claimed that official download links were serving malware rather ...

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Anyone who downloaded the system analysis tools from the CPUID website, such as CPU-Z or HWMonitor, on Thursday or Friday of the past week, i.e., April 9th or 10th, 2026, should scan their computer ...

The finding suggests CPUID.com was compromised in some fashion—specifically, HWMonitor version 1.63—prompting other users and security researchers to investigate. Vx Underground, which catalogs ...