WARNING! cpuid dot com compromised DO NOT install HWmonitor or CPU-z from there

It appears that cpuid dot com has been compromised. HWmonitor and CPU-z from this site have been trojanized.

DO NOT update or install these programs. If you have old installs you should be safe. v1.63 of HWmonitor seems to be the bad one.

                    Warning: CPUID Suspected of Being a Virus; Suspicious HWMonitor Downloads Raise Alarms | igor´sLAB
                

Sometimes it’s the most unassuming tools that you’d least expect to be involved in a security incident. A hardware monitor is supposed to read temperatures, display voltages, and—ideally—just stay out…

www.igorslab.de

    https://www.reddit.com/r/pcmasterrace/comments/1sh4e5l/warning_hwmonitor_163_download_on_the_official

                    HWiNFO v8.42 released
                

HWiNFO® v8.42 available. Changes: Added monitoring of USB Type-C PD port on ASUS mainboards with RTS545x. Added dedicated NPU sensors for AMD and Intel Panther Lake and later NPUs. Added Thermal Grizzly WireView Pro II support. Added NPU Stress Test (Pro only). Enhanced USB Type-C PD...

www.hwinfo.com

    https://twitter.com/x/status/2042483067655262461

Some reports state that winget repositories of these programs are still safe, but I wouldn't risk it personally.