IT pros targeted with malicious Google ads for PuTTY, FileZilla

An ongoing malvertising campaign is targeting IT administrators looking to download system utilities such as PuTTY (a free SSH and Telnet client) and FileZilla (a free cross-platform FTP application). “We have reported this campaign to Google but… Continue reading IT pros targeted with malicious Google ads for PuTTY, FileZilla

Digital Markets Act Will Allow EU Users to Unlink Google Services

Google will allow users in Europe to unlink some of its services once the EU’s Digital Markets Act takes effect on March 6, 2024.
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I’ve Been Using DuckDuckGo Search for Two Weeks and the World Didn’t End (Premium)

Two weeks ago, I configured DuckDuckGo as the default search engine in Brave, which promptly synced that setting to all my PCs. This isn’t the first time I’ve experimented with an alternative—meaning, non-Google—Internet search provider, of course…. Continue reading I’ve Been Using DuckDuckGo Search for Two Weeks and the World Didn’t End (Premium)

Google ads for KeePass, Notepad++ lead to malware

Users using Google to search for and download the KeePass password manager and the Notepad++ text editor may have inadvertently gotten saddled with malware, says Jérôme Segura, Director of Threat Intelligence at Malwarebytes. Malvertising via search en… Continue reading Google ads for KeePass, Notepad++ lead to malware

Google Search Generative Experience Now Lets Users Create Images

The Google Search Generative Experience now lets users create AI-generated images by just typing what they want to create in the search bar.
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