TamperedChef Malware Spreads via Fake Software Installers in Ongoing Global Campaign
TamperedChef Malware Spreads via Fake Software Installers in Ongoing Global Campaign
19 November 2025
Threat actors are leveraging bogus installers masquerading as popular software to trick users into installing malware as part of a global malvertising campaign dubbed TamperedChef.
The end goal of the attacks is to establish persistence and deliver JavaScript malware that facilitates remote access and control, per a new report from Acronis Threat Research Unit (TRU). The campaign, per the