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Malvertising & SEO Poisoning: The Fake Download Trap

Attackers are buying ads and gaming search results so the top hit for popular software is a trojanized download. Here's how malvertising and SEO poisoning infect employees - and how to train against it.

David Kowalski·6/28/2026·7 min read