![On April 9, 2026, the website cpuid[.]com, hosting installers for popular system administration software CPU-Z, HWMonitor (HWMonitor Pro) and Perfmonitor 2, was compromised. We observed that starting from approximately April 9, 15:00 UTC, until about April 10, 10:00 UTC, the legitimate download URLs for installers of that software have been replaced with URLS to the following malicious websites:](https://media.kasperskycontenthub.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/43/2026/04/10145014/pingpongsuperman_CPU_is_burning_ultra_detailed_sharp_focus_8k_495f9cb6-fa56-4ea8-ad14-88d8c7c8805a_3-gigapixel-redefine-creative-2x-800x450.jpeg){kind=tracking}
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