An ongoing malvertising campaign is targeting IT administrators looking to download system utilities such as PuTTY (a free SSH and Telnet client) and FileZilla (a free cross-platform FTP application). “We have reported this campaign to Google but no action has been taken yet,” , Malwarebytes researcher Jérôme Segura shared. The campaign Malicious ads served via Google, Bing, or other reputable websites deliver RATs, infostealers, loaders, and other malware that’s usually masquerading as legitimate software. In … More →

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