When enthusiasts are accustomed to using a certain tool, and then it disappears from the general access, then with a high degree of probability users will be able to find it, just on other resources. It was this mechanism that helped cybercriminals distribute a fake version of the popular MSI Afterburner tool, when it became unavailable for a certain time on the official resource. Users went online to download Afterburner from another source, and ended up on a fraudulent website that was distributing potentially dangerous software under the guise of a popular application.
Afterburner software from MSI, the world’s leading manufacturer of PC components, is quite popular with enthusiasts and gamers who want to monitor the load on their system or overclock components to get the most out of their graphics card. The problem is that when the MSI servers stopped working without providing the ability to download the utility from the official website, a whole slew of malware applications appeared on the Internet that pretended to be Afterburner, but in fact, naturally, performed completely different functions.
Fortunately, at the moment the fraudulent resource is out of order, so it will not work to download the application from this site, but those users who have already downloaded the strange software are advised to wait until the MSI servers are up and running again. However, the problem with the official site has existed for quite a long time – enthusiasts have long been experiencing problems with the “Download” button on the official site, going to torrent trackers or third-party sites for the latest versions of this software. We can only hope that MSI will fix the problem.
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