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
www.malwarebytes.com Malvertiser copies PC news site to deliver infostealer | Malwarebytes
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.
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Google having a giant hole in their system while they try to automate everything, while telling everyone else not to.