News From Malwarebytes – Important Read

We spotted the campaign at microsoft-update[.]support, a typosquatted domain dressed up to look like an official Microsoft support page. The site is written entirely in French (but these campaigns tend to spread quickly) and presents a fake cumulative update for Windows version 24H2, complete with a plausible KB article number. A large blue download button invites users to install the update.

Fake Windows update site, translated into English from French.
Fake Windows update site. Look at that convincing URL!

What gets downloaded is WindowsUpdate 1.0.0.msi, an 83 MB Windows Installer package. At first glance, everything looks legitimate. Its file properties are carefully spoofed: the Author field reads “Microsoft,” the title reads “Installation Database,” and the Comments field claims it contains “the logic and data required to install WindowsUpdate.”

DO NOT BE FOOLED.

On your computer, go to Windows Update – DO NOT click on any pop-ups.