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Search engine shenanigans: Malwarebytes mentions arent what they seem

Scammers use keywords, or maybe a few stand out snippets of a blog to send you into an ad blizzard. They then insert the text into the sourcecode of a website. From there, they either use that as the final destination, or use the HTML as a landing page. That site could be harmless, or spam, or something filled with attacks on your computer. If the website URL contains a.php or just looks a little random, you may wish to stick to either our own URL or that of a reputable news source you recognise.”]

Source: https://blog.malwarebytes.com/cybercrime/social-engineering-cybercrime/2018/01/search-engine-shenanigans-malwarebytes-mentions-arent-what-they-seem/

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