TerminalFix campaign deploys a reverse tunnel through multistage intrusion
2026-09-01T14:52:11Z•19c0f306c30621f2bdcbaf24046b051c7be2831da16d2debc828ca37b438a2c5
ClickFixDLL sideloadingMicrosoft Threat IntelligenceTerminalFixdefense evasionfake CAPTCHAmultistage intrusionremote accessreverse tunnelsocial engineering
What happened
Microsoft Threat Intelligence reports on the TerminalFix ClickFix campaign, which uses fake CAPTCHA prompts to trick users into executing commands, DLL sideloading, multistage payload delivery, and a reverse tunnel for persistent remote access. The campaign reflects active social engineering and defense-evasion techniques and includes detection and threat-hunting guidance.
Why it matters
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Evidence and limitations
- Source ID
- microsoft_security_blog
- Record identifier
- 19c0f306c30621f2bdcbaf24046b051c7be2831da16d2debc828ca37b438a2c5
- Enrichment time
- 2026-09-01T14:52:11Z
- AI-assisted enrichment
- Yes
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