Lurking Lizard Uses Fake 7‑Zip Installers to Turn PCs into Rental Proxy Nodes
Researchers uncovered that the actor Lurking Lizard distributes trojanized 7‑Zip installers from over 230 look‑alike domains, silently enrolling victims’ computers as residential proxy servers. The illicit proxy network fuels paid services, hijacking home bandwidth and exposing users to legal and privacy risks.