Criminals Spreading Malware Through Google Ads In Search Results
But hiding malware-infested apps in app stores is just one technique. In a worrying trend, scammers are now weaponizing Google Search results to get malware on your device. They are creating malicious Google ads to get victims to click on links that lead to sites that infect their devices. Read on to see how the scheme works and what you can do about it. Here’s the backstory If you have spent time on Google, you have undoubtedly seen advertising inserted between search results....