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Mac users served info-stealer malware through Google ads | Full-service Poseidon info stealer pushed by "advertiser identity verified by Google." (arstechnica.com)

submitted 4 months ago by ForgottenFlux to c/technology

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Mac malware that steals passwords, cryptocurrency wallets, and other sensitive data has been spotted circulating through Google ads, making it at least the second time in as many months the widely used ad platform has been abused to infect web surfers.

Like most other large advertising networks, Google Ads regularly serves malicious content that isn’t taken down until third parties have notified the company. Google Ads takes no responsibility for any damage that may result from these oversights. The company said in an email it removes malicious ads once it learns of them and suspends the advertiser and has done so in this case.

People who want to install software advertised online should seek out the official download site rather than relying on the site linked in the ad. They should also be wary of any instructions that direct Mac users to install apps through the right-click method mentioned earlier. The Malwarebytes post provides indicators of compromise people can use to determine if they’ve been targeted.

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[–] [email protected] 12 points 4 months ago (4 children)

Ensure you have multiple layers of ad blocking. A winning combination blocks first at the DNS level, then at the browser level, and finally at the element level.

AsGuard DNS, uBlock, and ABP.

I virtually never see ads.

[–] stickmanmeyhem 17 points 4 months ago

Don't bother with ABP. Use AdGuard, uBlock Origin, and Privacy Badger.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 4 months ago

Don't use more than one ad blocker extension on the same browser, it can cause conflicts.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Consider PiHole as a whole home network first line of defense.

[–] IphtashuFitz 3 points 4 months ago

Yup. Blocks ads on our iPhones, iPads, streaming services, etc. Between that & uBlock Origin on our laptop browsers we hardly ever see ads.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

ublock origin and adblock plus do the same thing and can be configured to use the same filter lists.

pick one or the other (tip: choose ubo) for in the browser.