There is a running joke many visit Bing only to download Chrome, but that concept was no laughing matter for some, as Microsoft has been listing a phishing website as the top result and inadvertently encouraging users to install malware. While the ad lists “google.com” as the destination and looks rather genuine, it actually takes users to a scam site, “googleonline2018.com.” Microsoft has now removed the ad.



Usually, you’ll end up seeing an ad for “https://www.google.com.” That goes to the real Chrome download page, and everything is fine. But, sometimes, you’ll see an ad for “google.com”. Guess what — that doesn’t actually go to Google.com. This ad was created by a scammer and goes elsewhere. Microsoft is apparently not verifying the web address the advertisement actually goes to. Bing is letting this advertisement lie people.

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Source: [H]ardOCP – Bing Is Pushing Malware When You Search for Chrome