Fake “Mac Cleaner” Campaign Uses Google Ads to Redirect Users to Malware

'Harmful' Google ads masquerading as how-tos are tricking Mac users

Macworld Clario, the developers behind the MacKeeper utility, recently warned about a deceptive ad that appears on Google when users search for terms related to Mac storage. The ad takes users to a suspicious site with instructions that contain “harmful content for Mac users.” The ads, according to Clario, appear when searching for “Mac cleaner,” “Clear cache macos” and similar terms. The ads display a Google Docs URL (docs.google.com) or a Med…

‘Harmful’ Google ads masquerading as how-tos are tricking Mac users

Macworld Clario, the developers behind the MacKeeper utility, recently warned about a deceptive ad that appears on Google when users search for terms related to Mac storage. The ad takes users to a suspicious site with instructions that contain "harmful content for Mac users." The ads, according to Clario, appear when searching for "Mac cleaner," "Clear cache macos" and similar terms. The ads display a Google Docs URL (docs.google.com) or a Medi…

More malware from Google search

Little more than a month after I reported that Google’s AI was offering links to malicious scripts, that is happening again, with a slight twist. I’m grateful to Olena of Clario for informing me that there’s a new campaign in progress to deliver AMOS (alias SOMA) stealers to Macs. You can read Vladyslav Kolchin’s account of this in his blog post. Vladyslav has discovered these in forged Apple-like sites linked from docs.google.com and business.g…

Fake “Mac Cleaner” Campaign Uses Google Ads to Redirect Users to Malware

Cybercriminals are exploiting Google Search Ads to distribute malware through deceptive landing pages that impersonate Apple’s official website design. The malicious ads appear prominently in Google Search results when users search for “mac cleaner,” displaying trusted domains such as docs.google.com and business.google.com as landing pages. However, clicking these ads redirects users to Google Apps Script […] The post Fake “Mac Cleaner” Campaig…

Sophos warns fake online ads spread data-stealing malware

Sophos, a cybersecurity solutions provider, has warned about a malicious advertising campaign that used Google Ads to spread a data-stealing malware known as TamperedChef. According to Sophos, the campaign tricked users into downloading a fake PDF editing app called AppSuite PDF Editor. The app looked real and worked like normal software, but once installed on […] The post Sophos warns fake online ads spread data-stealing malware appeared first …

Malicious Google Ads Target Mac Users With Fake Mac Cleaner Pages – Hackread – Cybersecurity News, Data Breaches, AI, And More - Cybernoz - Cybersecurity News

Researchers at MacKeeper have found malicious Google Ads for “Mac cleaner” tools that trick users into running dangerous Terminal commands. Stay safe by learning how to spot these fake Apple sites. Researchers at MacKeeper have identified malicious Google Ads promoting fake “Mac cleaner” tools that trick users into running dangerous Terminal commands. The campaign directs victims to Apple-lookalike pages designed to gain full control of macOS sy…