Fake Google Authenticator Malware

[Davebd]

I love how Google blocks adblocks and spreads malaware by ads in their search engine...

[Kimarnic]

This is why you never click on sponsored links

[MartinWoad]

Google should be held accountable for the damage caused to anyone whos data gets stolen using these methods. I hope the fact that the malware distributor is marked as verified would be a valid case in court.

[gerald]

Google spreading Malware and getting away with it is beyond me. Why are they not held accountable for spreading malware?

[reveral]

Hah, this is nothing. I been getting ads on homepage of YouTube about cryptobot free money where you have to download app with malware, for more than 5 years now, not only daily but every time I open YouTube. So is my whole family. And here is direct quote from googles response to me in email:

"Here's what we found

We decided not to take this ad down. We found that the ad doesn’t go against Google’s policies, which prohibit certain content and practices that we believe to be harmful to users and the overall online ecosystem."

This is the response on almost all of my reports. Even if I block the ad, or press, show less of theese. Exactely the same add comes up next day.

[wolf]

This is one of the reason why I am using adblock extension - to block sponsored search results. Also when I was doing training for new IT member to never click on sponsored links in google search. I think Alphabet should be directly responsible for sponsoring malware search results. Its should be same as with food in restaurants. If the food is stale it can be supplier fault, but you are serving the meal to the people.

[Archmage]

WHY don't companies make authentication tokens device specific?

Make authentication tokens only work on the device where a sign-in took place. And get invalidated if a different device tries to login with it.

[masterkronixster]

#1 Red flag for me is sponsored links. simply scroll a few links down and you'll find what you need.
also adblocker is essential and set up right and adjusted time to time

[RealSHad]

infostealers are such a common malware

[a.randomjack]

Those 2 corps. are top info stealers. What should we expect? 🤷‍♂

[JoJozProductions]

Google should be fined BIG for this, this is their responsability to make sure ads are verified correctly and are safe to the user!

[soul-man]

Why would you install authentication software on your desktop for? Isn't it supposed to be separated from your desktop?

[shadhinov]

At this point I just wanna go to a remote town, open a small grocery store and not go anywhere near the internet for the rest of my life.

[kozuta]

i was careless back then, when dling pirated apps, ended up running a similar exe file. got hacked and was wondering how since i have 2fa, and that’s when i only knew about stealing session cookies

[PinkAgaricus]

I believe these desktop authenticators are meant for people who lug around laptops along with phones and tablets...not really for a tower PC. I wonder if they did that so the auth app could be accessible to more users, but that backfired since they aren't vetting copies, noticing something fishy about the digital signature, and removing them.

[omardanscastro]

So, you uploaded the sanple and it gets flagged by 45 AVs. How does people get infected?? Surely micorsoft defender has to jump out and people have to suspect no? For real i dont understand how a malware that is so detected can even work

[fluffsquirrel]

What is the best way to identify an infostealer and remove it efficiently without having to spend more money?

[arnabbarua]

Please make part 2 of unknown malware vs Kaspersky, eset and other tools

[qrjftvx]

i stoped using chromium based so adblock works

[odsseas]

I though it was Part 2 of the ransomware test 😢