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Most malware I see distributed in the wild comes from Google Ads. Often because the advertiser buys the top spot for "OBS download" so their malicious download
by ocdtrekkie 4y ago
Most malware I see distributed in the wild comes from Google Ads. Often because the advertiser buys the top spot for "OBS download" so their malicious download is listed above the actual legitimate website for OBS.
MapQuest is my favorite one for malicious Google Ads, because it basically targets seniors. (This is a double whammy for Goigle distributing malware because these are usually pushing malicious browser extensions served by the Chrome Web Store.)
Google allegedly delists these when it finds them (usually after a ton of people have lost their crypto or whatever), but it keeps their profits from doing it.
- hyperpape 4y agoThis is garbage, but it’s unambiguously different from the current accusation (that if you have Google ads in your website, someone might inject arbitrary JS into your website).