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For many people buying a new Windows 10 PC, Microsoft's built-in Edge Browser has one goal: to download another browser such as Google Chrome. The most common way to do this for people who do not have the URL memorized? Type "Chrome download" in the address bar and click on the first result provided by the Bing search. Unfortunately, these unsuspecting users are likely to download malware and adware. That's because Bing has been broadcasting malicious but very visible ads on Google Chrome for months. .
Deceptive site to come. Google and Firefox know it. Bing can not be bothered, apparentlyJason Evangelho
This weekend, Twitter user Gabriel Landau spent his first hours with a Windows 10 laptop do this exact thing (video in Twitter link). The end result for his search "download chrome" via Edge seemed pretty ordinary. Except that when he clicked on it, the resulting domain was "GoogleOnline2018.com". The fake site is not an exact copy of Google's landing page, but it seems pretty authentic to fool people. The download itself is called "ChromeSetup.exe", but the digital signature review reveals "Alpha Criteria Ltd.". This is definitely do not Google.
Brand new Win10 laptop. Try to install Chrome. Almost become owner with my very first action. Why is this still happening in 2018, @bing? Please, explain. pic.twitter.com/uYJhu7xa9H
– Gabriel Landau (@GabrielLandau) October 25, 2018
Deceptive site to come
Fortunately, Landau was observant enough to detect something fishy, but the way these deceptive ads turn away divert attention from Bing is smart enough to mislead the average user.
The malicious URL that Bing is happy to promote can not fool Google or Firefox. When I simply type the URL above in my Firefox browser, I am confronted with a bold red page stating "Deceptive Site in Advance" with full details and an option to go back.
Chris Hoffman, EIC of How-To Geek, was able to reproduce this error and several Twitter users also complained about this error. In his article, he points out that advertising is rotating every few pages updated. Since I can not get this result on a new Windows 10 installation, I guess it could target users geographically (I live in Europe).
I've informed Bing Ads of this problem and, as Landau's tweet went viral overnight, I am confident that the malicious ad will be removed from Bing Search in the next 24 hours.
But the real problem is that it continues.
I've searched the Web for similar complaints and found an article from Bleeping Computer dated April 2018. The same type of diversion using Edge's Bing Ads, displayed as a first result, led to a fake download of Chrome that contains particularly malicious advertising software in its installer. The most notable difference was the domain name "NewChromeDownload.com".
So what again 21 days ago from this user on Reddit. You guessed it. Same procedure, same structure, different domain name.
And then again about 4 months ago.
If you need to use Windows 10, do not use Bing for search. Already.Microsoft
There is a trend here, and it is disturbing. How many people have been affected by these short-lived but recurrent hijackings that Microsoft is passing on to millions of people? It is inexcusable that these types of ads are not properly controlled, especially when the majority of browsers automatically know that these sites are unsafe.
Isolated problems like this – a search term in a browser with a search engine – may not seem important. However, when you look at Windows 10 as a whole, the situation seems considerably darker. Microsoft allows the removal of devastating bugs in its Windows 10 updates, even after being notified by its team of Windows Insider testers. The update process is unreliable and tedious compared to operating systems such as Ubuntu.
What you can do
If you need to use Windows 10, go directly to Chrome.com to download the Google browser or to Mozilla.org for Firefox. Save them in memory or just open Edge and go directly to google.com. I also strongly recommend installing a tracking blocker such as DuckDuckGo. If you choose to use the Edge Browser, remove Bing as the default search provider by following these steps.
At the very least, please do not use Bing to search for anything. Already. You probably will not be after reading this.
I will update this article with any response from the Bing Ads team.
UPDATE: Bing ads Twitter account has removed malicious advertising and banned the account by stating, "Hi Gabriel, protecting customers from malicious content is a top priority." We've removed Bing ads and banned the associated account, and we encourage users to report this type. from content to https: //bit.ly/2PZWZ1u so that we can take the appropriate measures. "
Is a top priority? One can only hope that Microsoft will be more vigilant in the future since it is a recurring problem with Bing.
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For many people buying a new Windows 10 PC, Microsoft's built-in Edge Browser has one goal: to download another browser such as Google Chrome. The most common way to do this for people who do not have the URL memorized? Type "Chrome download" in the address bar and click on the first result provided by the Bing search. Unfortunately, these unsuspecting users are likely to download malware and adware. That's because Bing has been broadcasting malicious but very visible ads on Google Chrome for months. .
Deceptive site to come. Google and Firefox know it. Bing can not be bothered, apparentlyJason Evangelho
This weekend, Twitter user Gabriel Landau spent his first hours with a Windows 10 laptop do this exact thing (video in Twitter link). The end result for his search "download chrome" via Edge seemed pretty ordinary. Except that when he clicked on it, the resulting domain was "GoogleOnline2018.com". The fake site is not an exact copy of Google's landing page, but it seems pretty authentic to fool people. The download itself is called "ChromeSetup.exe", but the digital signature review reveals "Alpha Criteria Ltd.". This is definitely do not Google.
Brand new Win10 laptop. Try to install Chrome. Almost become owner with my very first action. Why is this still happening in 2018, @bing? Please, explain. pic.twitter.com/uYJhu7xa9H
– Gabriel Landau (@GabrielLandau) October 25, 2018
Deceptive site to come
Fortunately, Landau was observant enough to detect something fishy, but the way these deceptive ads turn away divert attention from Bing is smart enough to mislead the average user.
The malicious URL that Bing is happy to promote can not fool Google or Firefox. When I simply type the URL above in my Firefox browser, I am confronted with a bold red page stating "Deceptive Site in Advance" with full details and an option to go back.
Chris Hoffman, EIC of How-To Geek, was able to reproduce this error and several Twitter users also complained about this error. In his article, he points out that advertising is rotating every few pages updated. Since I can not get this result on a new Windows 10 installation, I guess it could target users geographically (I live in Europe).
I've informed Bing Ads of this problem and, as Landau's tweet went viral overnight, I am confident that the malicious ad will be removed from Bing Search in the next 24 hours.
But the real problem is that it continues.
I've searched the Web for similar complaints and found an article from Bleeping Computer dated April 2018. The same type of diversion using Edge's Bing Ads, displayed as a first result, led to a fake download of Chrome that contains particularly malicious advertising software in its installer. The most notable difference was the domain name "NewChromeDownload.com".
So what again 21 days ago from this user on Reddit. You guessed it. Same procedure, same structure, different domain name.
And then again about 4 months ago.
If you need to use Windows 10, do not use Bing for search. Already.Microsoft
There is a trend here, and it is disturbing. How many people have been affected by these short-lived but recurrent hijackings that Microsoft is passing on to millions of people? It is inexcusable that these types of ads are not properly controlled, especially when the majority of browsers automatically know that these sites are unsafe.
Isolated problems like this – a search term in a browser with a search engine – may not seem important. However, when you look at Windows 10 as a whole, the situation seems considerably darker. Microsoft allows the removal of devastating bugs in its Windows 10 updates, even after being notified by its team of Windows Insider testers. The update process is unreliable and tedious compared to operating systems such as Ubuntu.
What you can do
If you need to use Windows 10, go directly to Chrome.com to download the Google browser or to Mozilla.org for Firefox. Save them in memory or just open Edge and go directly to google.com. I also strongly recommend installing a tracking blocker such as DuckDuckGo. If you choose to use the Edge Browser, remove Bing as the default search provider by following these steps.
At the very least, please do not use Bing to search for anything. Already. You probably will not be after reading this.
I will update this article with any response from the Bing Ads team.
UPDATE: Bing ads Twitter account has removed malicious advertising and banned the account by stating, "Hi Gabriel, protecting customers from malicious content is a top priority." We've removed Bing ads and banned the associated account, and we encourage users to report this type. from content to https: //bit.ly/2PZWZ1u so that we can take the appropriate measures. "
Is a top priority? One can only hope that Microsoft will be more vigilant in the future since it is a recurring problem with Bing.
