WARNING! HWMonitor 1.63 Download on the official "cpuid" page is a Virus!!!
UPDATE from 12th April 2026: This problem is fixed by the owner of the website. It's not a virus anymore.
But this post should be a example for the future to always be careful with downloading software from the internet. Even if you've trusted a website for years, you can still have bad luck like I did and download malicious software. Hackers always find a way to harm others. Unfortunately, such people do exist.
Post from 10th April 2026:
I want to warn you guys.
After a long time, i opening HWMonitor again on my PC.
it is version 1.42
i checked in the application if there was any update and yes.
the application told me to update to 1.63
i clicked on update and the official cpuid page open
i followed the page to download the latest version.
the file was called "HWiNFO_Monitor_Setup.exe"
after the download my Windows Defender instantly detecting a virus.
(because i am often working with programms which triggering the defender i just ignored that) i start the exe and a russian install programm opening...
i was confused and i canceld the installation.
i upload the file on virus total and i got this results:
https://www.virustotal.com/gui/file/eefc0f986dd3ea376a4a54f80ce0dc3e6491165aefdd7d5d6005da3892ce248f
i delete the exe after it.
a friend of me send me version 1.61 called "hwmonitor_1.61.exe"
no virus detected on my system and on virus total.
i checked the version history.
when i try to download 1.62 then the server gives me this "hwmonitor_1.62.exe"
after that i tried to change the download link from
cpuid.com/downloads/hwmonitor/hwmonitor_1.62.exe
to
cpuid.com/downloads/hwmonitor/hwmonitor_1.63.exe
and the download link was valid and seems be the original link!!! i got "hwmonitor_1.63.exe"
when i upload the "hwmonitor_1.63.exe" on virus total then there is also no virus..
So please guys be very careful what you download on the internet.
Even the most trustworthy websites can contain nasty traps.
If anyone knows how to contact the site operators as quickly as possible, I would be very grateful.
I saw that there's a contact form on the website...
But after what happened, I'm reluctant to enter my data like my email address on the website.