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Fake Claude Code install guides push infostealers in InstallFix attacks

ID: 1b43c678-139c-514f-80a2-32e4a56309a9

STIX ID: report--1b43c678-139c-514f-80a2-32e4a56309a9

Feed Name: Bleeping Computer

Threat Score
72/100

Date Published: 2026-03-06

Date Updated: 2026-04-20

Author: Bill Toulas

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Researchers observed an active InstallFix campaign where attackers publish cloned installation pages for popular CLI tools (e.g., Claude Code) through malvertising and search-sponsored results; these pages contain malicious install commands that fetch and execute the Amatera information stealer, enabling theft of browser credentials, cookies, and cryptocurrency wallets while the pages otherwise mirror legitimate documentation.

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