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41 deceptive download sites show a real link, then send you somewhere else

medmalwarebytes_blogPublished 2026-08-19

<p class="wp-block-paragraph">We identified a network of 41 websites impersonating popular games and Windows software, all designed to push visitors towards the same Download Studio installer. </p>

<p class="wp-block-paragraph">The sites advertise everything from Counter-Strike, Half-Life, Fallout, Roblox, PUBG, and The Witcher to VLC, 7-Zip, Paint.NET, VMware, Total Commander, and Foxit PDF.</

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Original source: https://www.malwarebytes.com/blog/threat-intel/2026/08/41-deceptive-download-sites-show-a-real-link-then-send-you-somewhere-else