And on yet another related note, Reuters site hit me with adware malvertizing when first accessing article:

2025-01-22 (Wednesday): #TrafficAnalysisExercise: Download from fake software site.

I've posted a traffic analysis exercise based on the same type of #Malvertizing I wrote about for my employer at github.com/PaloAltoNetw...

The exercise #pcap is at www.malware-traffic-analysis.net/2025/01/22/i...

Malvertizing campaigns have been extremely successful in compromising users querying information online. In this case, there was a trojanized WinSCP installer bumped to the top by ads on search engines. Registry entries are added for persistence as well.

BingのPhishing広告の酷さ話を見るに、早ければ1ヶ月遅くても1年以内ににスタートメニューにPhishing広告が出てサポート詐欺で騙されて高額支払いさせられる被害者が出てくるにカシオミニを賭ける(古典ネタ)。日本国、欧州のようにMicrosoftの独占的な地位の濫用に高額罰金をかけないから、こういった金を払って買ったOSのクリックしやすい所に怪しい広告を出すという舐めた真似を真っ先にやられるんだよ。Microsoftの悪質なMalvertizing補助について警察庁が日本MSにガサ入れして広告担当逮捕とかやったら拍手喝采する。

Check your emotions before buying in what you think it’s a deal you can’t resist. Ask questions. Where is it coming from? Why is it being offered to you?
Check your emotions
Check the facts
#cybersecurity #scams #facts #cybercrime #cyberattacks #MDM #malinformation #malvertising #malvertizing

I shoulid have grabbed a screenshot. It was something like Website blocked due to malvertizing. There was a lot more info but I didn't record it. Sorry.

Embedding malware in exe's that appear trusted and benign has become a popular attack vector. As we saw with the OBS malvertizing campaign, adversaries are using trusted software to compromise users looking to install or update these programs.