Malvertisers Using Google Ads to Target Users Searching for Popular Software
Malvertisers Using Google Ads to Target Users Searching for Popular Software
20 October 2023
Details have emerged about a malvertising campaign that leverages Google Ads to direct users searching for popular software to fictitious landing pages and distribute next-stage payloads.
Malwarebytes, which discovered the activity, said it's "unique in its way to fingerprint users and distribute time sensitive payloads."
The attack singles out users searching for Notepad++ and PDF converters to