Cybersecurity researchers have unveiled a malicious campaign using a fake Bitdefender antivirus software website to dupe users into downloading a dangerous trojan called Venom RAT. This nasty campaign targets individuals for financial gain by compromising credentials, crypto wallets, and possibly selling system access. Victims are baited into downloading a Windows version of the fake antivirus software from a site called “bitdefender-download[.]com”. The download contains malware associated with Venom RAT and code related to SilentTrinity and StormKitty stealer.

Microsoft Releases Out-of-Band Patch to Fix Critical RRAS RCE Vulnerabilities in Windows 11
Microsoft released an out-of-band hotpatch update on March 13, 2026, addressing serious security vulnerabilities in Windows 11 versions 24H2 and 25H2. Tracked as KB5084597 and


