Fake Cisco Webex Google Ads abuse tracking templates to push malware
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Threat actors use Google Ads tracking templates as a loophole to create convincing Webex software search ads that redirect users to websites that distribute the BatLoader malware.

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/4912712

Most people know at this point that when searching for a popular software package to download, you should be very careful to avoid clicking on any of the search ads that appear, as this has become an extremely common vector for distributing malware to unsuspecting users.

If you thought that you could identify these malicious ads by checking the URL below the ad to see if it directs to the legitimate site, think again! Malware advertisers have found a way to use Google’s Ad platform to fake the URL shown with the ad to make it appear like a legitimate ad for the product when in fact, clicking the ad will redirect to an attacker controlled site serving malware.

Don’t click on search ads or, even better, use an ad-blocker so that you never see them in the first place!

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Ecosia plants trees while Google gives you tech-disease.

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Man I would love it if Ecosia actually had decent search results. Well, guess I’ll have to donate for trees.

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Ecosia uses Bing, so it’s probably good for porn. Google has gotten worse lately anyway, so half the time adding a !g bang doesn’t actually help.

Yeah Ecosia probably uses the free google api and not the paid one. I use SearX. Wonderful little search engine.

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