# Hackers caught hijacking this Chinese Windows VPN's installers to spread malware

> Fortinet experts found malicious code in QuickFox VPN's Windows installerThe attack actively avoided personal gaming computersQuickFox has since removed the malicious components from version 3. 59.

- **Source:** [TechRadar](https://www.techradar.com/vpn/vpn-privacy-security/hackers-caught-hijacking-this-chinese-windows-vpns-installers-to-spread-malware?utm_source=gearopen.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=feed&utm_content=6a74a8d8afd40013a6d50950)
- **Published:** 2026-08-06
- **Category:** Apps
- **Tags:** #steam #windows
- **Canonical:** http://localhost:4321/a/6a74a8d8afd40013a6d50950

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