ClickFix campaigns have adapted to the latest defenses with a new technique to trick users into infecting their own machines with malware.

Microsoft researchers found a ClickFix campaign that uses the nslookup tool to have users infect their own system with a Remote Access Trojan.

Threat actors are now abusing DNS queries as part of ClickFix social engineering attacks to deliver malware, making this the first known use of DNS as a channel in these campaigns.

Microsoft details a new ClickFix variant abusing DNS nslookup commands to stage malware, enabling stealthy payload delivery and RAT deployment.