A threat actor abuses Google Ads to distribute malicious CPU-Z app from fake Windows news site, Malwarebytes reports
A threat actor abuses Google Ads to distribute malicious CPU-Z app from fake Windows news site, Malwarebytes reports
Users looking to download a popular PC utility may be tricked in this campaign where a threat actor has registered a website that copies content from a PC and Windows news portal.
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.
Yet another reason why, when Google tries to obligate everyone to see ads, we ought to tell them to get fucked.
Google having a giant hole in their system while they try to automate everything, while telling everyone else not to.