🔴 Your PC isn't infected; it's just been rented to hackers. Loader-as-a-Service (LAAS) is here

Malicious programs are increasingly resembling ordinary software. Unit 42 experts discovered a large infrastructure they called CL-CRI-1171, which for at least two years sold criminal hackers access to individuals' personal devices.

The scheme operates on a pay-per-install (PPI) model, where the client pays for the delivery of their malware to the victim's computers. This model has existed for many years, but CL-CRI-1171 has expanded this base to the advertising network level. A single operator attracts audiences, verifies visitors, and distributes programs from multiple clients to infected systems.