Google ad for GIMP.org served info-stealing malware via lookalike site
By A Mystery Man Writer
Last updated 17 Jul 2024
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Searching for 'GIMP' on Google as recently as last week would show visitors an ad for 'GIMP.org,' the official website of the well known graphics editor, GNU Image Manipulation Program. But clicking on it drove visitors to a lookalike phishing website that provided them with a 700 MB executable disguised as GIMP which was malware.
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