Security experts have warned eager users to take care when downloading and installing preview versions of Windows 11 after detecting malware-laden fake installers.
With the new OS from Microsoft already highly-anticipated, many users have flocked to the Windows Insiders program to experience and download Windows 11 preview versions.
But researchers from cybersecurity firm Kaspersky have warned of malware-riddled fake Windows 11 installers targeting keen Microsoft fans, and have urged users to be on their guard.
Fake Windows 11
Kaspersky claims that hundreds of such attempts by fake malware-laden Windows 11 downloaders to install and run other applications in the background have already been nullified.
In one example, Kaspersky spotted an installable file called ‘86307_windows 11 build 21996.1 x64 + activator.exe’ which seems related to Windows 11 installation and some sort of license activator. This 1.76GB file may look genuine but all it has is a DLL file with some useless information.
However, running the installable file, which has been made to look like a…
