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# [That 'Official' Codex Download? It's a Malware Drop — Here's How I Confirmed It](https://yuyuyao-blog.hashnode.dev/that-official-codex-download-its-a-malware-drop-heres-how-i-confirmed-it?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)

You're at your desk, coffee in hand, ready to try OpenAI's new Codex CLI. You Google "Codex download," click the first result — looks official, clean branding, clean GitHub link. You've installed it in under two minutes. Except you didn't install Cod...

May 12 · 6 min read · yuyuyao-blog.hashnode.dev  
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