Malicious Google Ads Pushing Fake IP Scanner Software with Hidden Backdoor

Malicious Google Ads Pushing Fake IP Scanner Software with Hidden Backdoor


A new Google malvertising campaign is leveraging a cluster of domains mimicking a legitimate IP scanner software to deliver a previously unknown backdoor dubbed MadMxShell.
“The threat actor registered multiple look-alike domains using a typosquatting technique and leveraged Google Ads to push these domains to the top of search engine results targeting specific search keywords, thereby

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