Fake ChatGPT and Claude desktop apps on GitHub install malware
Check Point found fake "ChatGPT" and "Claude" desktop apps offered on GitHub pages that install a crypto miner and a loader for more malware on Windows PCs. Some of the pages showed up in Google's top results.
What it means for you
If you downloaded a ChatGPT or Claude app from GitHub or a random site, it may not be the real one.
What to do
Get the apps only from openai.com, claude.com or the official app stores. If you ran one from GitHub, scan your PC with your security software.
The details
The downloads include a real, signed program from OpenAI or Anthropic next to a hidden malicious file it loads, so the signature looks valid. The fake apps promise models like "GPT-6 Astra" and "Claude Opus". OpenAI and Anthropic weren't hacked.
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