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0x815 ( 0x815@feddit.de )  to Technology · 3 years ago

A threat actor abuses Google Ads to distribute malicious CPU-Z app from fake Windows news site, Malwarebytes reports

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A threat actor abuses Google Ads to distribute malicious CPU-Z app from fake Windows news site, Malwarebytes reports

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A threat actor abuses Google Ads to distribute malicious CPU-Z app from fake Windows news site, Malwarebytes reports - Feddit
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The malicious ad is for CPU-Z, a popular utility for Windows users that want to troubleshoot their processor and other computer hardware details. The advertiser shows as Scott Cooper and is likely a compromised or fake identity, the report says.

Cross-posted from: https://feddit.de/post/5535431

Original link: https://www.malwarebytes.com/blog/threat-intelligence/2023/11/malvertiser-copies-pc-news-site-to-deliver-infostealer/amp

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    Google does not have a handle on platform abuse for the past year or two. The cracks are starting to show.

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      This is what happens when they automate everything. Its basically impossible to find someone in Google to talk to even if you spot an issue with their products.

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      Tons of obvious scam storefronts in the shopping results lately, too. (I mainly use it to compare prices and to try to find things that might be in local stores near me.)

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