ClickFix: When a CAPTCHA Asks You to Run a Command

SPEAKER_00: You're trying to download a conference agenda, and the website wants proof you're human. You click the familiar checkbox, but this time there are extra instructions.

It goes beyond the title with direct discussion of page, command, computer, including: Fine, you've identified enough blurry bicycles to qualify for a transportation grant at this point.

1. 01Apparently, getting the lunch schedule requires an audition for the technology department now
2. 02We're going to talk about fake website checks that turn following instructions into running an attack on your own computer
3. 03Now, in plain text, click fix is a trick that persuades you to run a computer command by presenting it as a necessary check or repair