You know that fun game you meet every sentence you wander over to Download.com and essay to download an app ? The game where you have to find the correct download button in a sea of buttons or risk of exposure infecting your figurer with malware until the conclusion of time ? Well , it ’s plot over human being .
Yesterday Google herald , via itssecurity blog , that it would begin mechanically block pages that feature fake download buttons . The move is part of its Safe Browsing platform ’s war on “ social technology ” advertizement . Social engineering is delineate by Google as “ deceptive tactic that endeavor to fob you into doing something dangerous . ”
In November Google formally characterized ads as being guilty of social engineering science if they did the following :
Pretend to act , or expect and palpate , like a trusted entity — like your own gimmick or browser app , or the website itself .
attempt to trick you into doing something you ’d only do for a trust entity — like portion out a password or calling tech support .
The awful fake download push on a regular basis found at shoes like KeepVid and Download.com decidedly qualify .
The novel Safe Browsing feature should go into effect immediately , so ask to field confused calls from parents trying to download Solitaire within the next few hours .
[ Google Online SecurityviaTorrentFreak ]
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