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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
Google continues to struggle with cybercriminals running malicious ads on its search platform to trick people into downloading booby-trapped copies of popular free software applications. The malicious ads, which appear above organic search results and often precede links to legitimate sources of the same software, can make searching for software on Google a dicey affair. Continue reading Using Google Search to Find Software Can Be Risky
Credit card skimming is on the rise for the holiday shopping season, according to Malwarebytes. Online stores are not always as secure as you might think they are, and yet you need to hand over your valuable credit card information in order to buy anyt… Continue reading Online stores may not be as secure as you think
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
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Using YouTube? You might need to disable your ad blocker or whitelist YouTube.com.
This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: YouTube Takes on Ad Blockers with Warning Pop-Ups
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Users of Bing Chat, the GPT-4-powered search engine Microsoft introduced earlier this year, are being targeted with ads leading to malware. According to Malwarebytes researchers, searching for Advanced IP Scanner (network-scanning software) or MyCase (… Continue reading Malicious ads creep into Bing Chat responses
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Is it really necessary to display advertisements within an AI chatbot?
This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Malicious Ads Infiltrate Bing AI Chatbot in Malvertising Attack
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A newer version of the Atomic Stealer macOS malware has a new trick that allows it to bypass the operating system’s Gatekeeper, Malwarebytes researchers have discovered. Mac malware delivered through Google ads The malware, which was first advert… Continue reading MacOS malware has a new trick up its sleeve
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Happeneing through Google Search, hackers use a malicious ISO archive to distribute files that direct users to fake download pages of popular business applications.
This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Malvertising Attack … Continue reading Malvertising Attack Drops BlackCat Ransomware via Fake Search Results
There has been a noted increase in malvertising via Google Ads this year, aimed at tricking users into downloading malware; among these malicious payloads is LOBSHOT, an infostealer that can also establish and keep long-term remote control of target co… Continue reading Infostealer with hVNC capability pushed via Google Ads