I was not ready for the turn off anti virus tutorial.

Google doing apparently nothing to vet their ads is both unsurprising and disgusting.

And they wonder why we use adblockers.

This is why you need a adblocker!

Adblocking should be a basic human right

One of the biggest reasons why an adblocker is necessary. Yes, ads are annoying and blocking them has adverse effects on whatever service you are using. But the fact that there's malware in predatory ads is a big red flag.

This shows that you need to be careful on the internet no matter how good you are!

That comparison between the fake and real blender website gave me anxiety. I just downloaded it yesterday.

Google is grossly negligent. Thankfully, most reputable AV would block these downloads or execution.

Never trust ads

Man, strange how this problem was recognized and solved decades ago by Linux package managers, almost like a majority of that malware wouldn't have even had the chance to get on a Linux system

There was a time when there was fake OBS ad links that were malicious so probably a 7/10 likely

Remember: When it says "Undetected", it doesn't mean the Anti Cheat. it means VirusTotal.

There are a million reasons why being able to buy ads to prioritize search results is a bad idea. Even a criminal one.

This will never stop unless Google is held directly accountable for these malware links. Only then, when it really hurts in their wallet will this actually be fixed.

The Internet, today, is STILL virtually 100% unregulated. They certainly opened the motherload of a can of worms when they released this onto the world.

I downloaded vlc from Google search and windows didn't detect it. It was malware. I noticed the ssd light was on solid. I didn't have this problem after I installed mint on the same machine. Very fast too. Now it's got ublock, no script, etc. And im learning about linux too.

this is why I love adblockers

So my takeaway from this video is, I will never ever ever ever remove my ad blocker. I don't think often about it, but man there are endless ads loaded with all kinds of treats.

3:50 And that is the reason adblockers are good for you, even encouraged to use by the FBI.

"probably selling it to China" it could be selling to anyone, even USA. After all, USA Companies have the MOST Data Collections

2:01 You would think "Oh, that wasn't from Google search." But it was hosted on their adware platform... So... yes, their ToS may say they are not responsible. But it... is hosting on their website, violating their own ToS with weak enforcement.

I like how you made the cursor big. It enhances the video watching experience.

The Google feature that allows you to sync your browsers was made to repeatedly infect your browsers with PUPs that hijack you search engine. Not turning off my antivirus.

Nice video man! Btw what vpn do you use?

Google (who owns KZfaq) spamming you with Malware. "Why are my users using adblockers? STOP IT!"

I bet you can do that same thing in pretty much every browser currently in existent. However this brings to mind some thng i noticed recently that i think helps illustrate your point Leo. For alot of people above the contacts list on the right side of facebook there are usually 1 or 2 sponsored Ad's. It seems some folks have clicked on them an they turn out to be malware. So that's just how easy it is to get infected apparently!

And this is why I have adblockers

Awesome Thank you for Sharing 💯✴

Not really related, but I just managed to un-roll my PC from organization in my old school where I went to during COVID. We had a work from home and my PC was the part of the organization. The antivirus was managed for the school, disabling a few of the functions.

One the second download, the file size is different, from 400K to 4.2M, that should alert people. Also, the full screen installer had a close cross on the top right (barelly visible I agree) but it's a typical location for closing application. Now, your scenario is not very realistic, because a normie would be using the default browser and not Firefox. (I don't know if it would help in that situation though) It would have been helpful to show on wallpaper cave that the download link is an ad by showing the little blue icons in the top right of the ad, so people understand to NOT click on it.

And...... This is why I run a Adblocker... Thanks Google.... for being greedy and not vetting ANY of your ads...

And now how would it be with the security kept untouched? Which most people probably have with Win10 and 11. It even has a ransomware protection of some kind. Best set up a standard user account with UAC up to the max or go with Linux where you have to add password for every more serious action to take. By default even browsers don't have execution privileges.

You should do a video on how you could still get malware even though you have your VPN on.

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It would be great if you make a part 2 talking about how possible it is to get malware using a web browser **without** downloading anything as I originally thought that's what this video was about. I do realize it might be a more advanced topic though.

It's all common sense. And who ever clicks on the sponsored results? They are clearly marked and almost never contain the information you're looking for.

thank you for the vid always educational and on point it does make me wonder can an info stealer obtain your info if you are not logged in and how easy is it to bypass 2FA

Can you commonly get viruses from sketchy websites/popup ads if you never run an executable? I run ublock origin and have windows defender enabled with smart app control enabled

When you downloaded zipmate and ran it there was an exit button in the right corner up.

Fascinating video

2:34 Top right corner is clear X to close that! Even i saw that!

Just curious. Could you do the same for a linux dekstop?

Corporations need to stop fighting adblockers if they allow ads that are literal malware links. Even if they don't knowingly allow it, malware ads getting through at all is unacceptable and proof that the average home user should view adblockers as a necessity.

20 years ago i was a complete pc noob , once my buddy asked me to download this old cartoon ost , surprisingly it was an .exe file once installed it disappeared taking down with it the Av and windows task manger , i learned my lesson the hard way !

those ads before the actual result that give unsafe websites are so stupid and its the primary reason that i am slowly switching to brave if google doesnt care about preventing mistakes to happen because of a fake ad then i can only imagine stuff that i cant see are

Omg never thinked google was so filled up with malware,im using basically my windows xp vm 8 hours a day with a really outdated version of malwarebytes,i hope im ok

Can you check also Fling trainers and Wemode ? Are they generally safe?

Helpful ❤❤

Nice job ❤

Please make an updated video about trend micro

Would a service like Guardio help with these malware add

Well, I'm a victim of the info stealer malware, still suffering from it for almost 9 days or so

As a home pc user, I don't ever use remote access. Will it be safer - if I should accidentally download malware - to turn off all Windows settings/services relating to remote access?

And that's why people use Adblock. I will never stop using Adblock. Being on the internet without Adblock is very dangerous these days.

"I'm not going to download Applications" said no one ever

Wow i didnt know that google pumps out so many ads... Thank adguard to Block all that ish

Makes me think about OpenBSD's slogan "A secure OS for a hostile Internet".

I use adblocker to make site less bad. The logical solution to make people disable adblock is make the site less bad by default Instead they double down or even triple down.

A QUICK QUESTION FOR YOU ... I NOTICE YOUR 3D MOTION BACKGROUND, IS THIS STRICTLY YOURS, OR WOULD THERE BE ONES LIKE THIS SEARCHABLE ON THE INTERNET? HOPE YOU DON'T MIND MY ASKING.

Gotta thank my Bitdefender for confirming i have the real blender

Which VM program do you use?

Ive been looking into alot of antimalware programs, but I cant make up my mind what to use. What antimalware would you reccomend for day to day work and gaming?

I feel much safer not because I use Linux... But because I use Ublock Origin. Yes, I know the Internet is large financed by add, but many of those ads are malicious and it's just good security to block them, regardless of the OS. If Google don't want people to use adblockers, perhaps they should vet the ads better, or at least make so if you search for a specific product then the first thing that appear will be the link to that products website, and not an ad.

thats why you should use adblockers

The lesson learned in this video is: Just use a adblocker

At this point, they just care about the money. I mean they already sell all of your information, so why would they care about you getting malware when they get paid?

One question that pop up to me is how can I make sure I don't have "Info stealing" malware, does Windows Defender detects it?? Please do enlighten me friends

Based on my experience, Chrome is dangerous. It can force to control your PC. I don't use Chrome anymore now, instead I use Brave. Much much safer.

Can you try using Brave browser?

It's not that hard

I don't use google for important things for this reason, and Chrome trying to kill addblocks

I use ublock origin. I hope it's safe to use.

In CIS countries KZfaq (by Google) literally SPAMS the video ads of a certain chemical drugs Darknet marketplace, regardless of the ad preferences in user settings. Russia is OK though due to YT disabled the ads along with the monetization for Russian IP's

I don't know why i watched this video. I have a mac i don't need safety but i still love it

avoid ads get a AD BLOCKER. turn it off on channels you support. Never see another AD, pop up Ad blocker FTW

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The problem is: theres thousands of malware videos and clickbait bs videos , but what do i do when i already am infected? What to do when shit in on my neck already? Malware is everywhere, what to do if my machine infected ? How to know im safe again? How to proceed? 0 clues. If a ramsomware appeared on my screen (even if it was a prank one) i would just look at the screen and cry. I have 25 years old and i have 0 clue on what to do

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Advertising should be opt in instead of opt out. It's very purpose is manipulation with it's information.

Damn...thats really going to put a dent on the search I was thinking about earlier. "Big Booty Redheads With Long Hair And Small Waists". 😖

Thats why use Linux on VM.Esspecialy browsing Tor

I once took down a fake OBS site that was hosted in france

People really fall for any of that obvious stuff?

I just question peoples action when using a computer lol

I mainly use Linux, but whenever I play games it's on windows. I get all my software from winget. It's so much safer, as Google is practically shoving malware in your face

Bring back dislike counts

Nice

me who uses brave search: i have no weakness 🗿🍷

i hope he did this video in a virtual machine

So if it has a password its malware?

video quality is very bad even with 1080p on my smartphone. maybe 1440p could be useful?

"How easy is it to get malware from google - if your iq is room temperature, youre a boomer with most technology knowhow is rotary phones

And this is why on the eighth day God invented the adblocker.

Very

Why only Google? You can do this with more engines plus wallpaper cave itself isn’t a problem

bro i have nothing they still spying on me WTF?

i don't have a anti virus

and why didn't you report the video?

So how to know the website is legit?