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Windows 11 KB5036980 update goes live with Start Menu ads

Microsoft has enabled Start menu ads in the optional KB5036980 preview cumulative update for Windows 11 22H2 and 23H2.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- April 24, 2024
- 11:19 AM
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Google to crack down on third-party YouTube apps that block ads

YouTube announced yesterday that third-party applications that block ads while watching YouTube videos violates its Terms of Service (ToS), and it will soon start taking action against the apps.
- Bill Toulas
- April 16, 2024
- 02:01 PM
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Microsoft now testing app ads in Windows 11's Start menu

Microsoft has started testing ads in the Windows 11 Start menu, a new experiment the company says will help users find new "great" apps in the Microsoft Store.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- April 12, 2024
- 04:13 PM
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X users fed up with constant stream of malicious crypto ads

Cybercriminals are abusing X advertisements to promote websites that lead to crypto drainers, fake airdrops, and other scams.
- Lawrence Abrams
- January 06, 2024
- 10:09 AM
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Google rolls out Privacy Sandbox to use Chrome browsing history for ads

Google has started to roll out its new interest-based advertising platform called the Privacy Sandbox, shifting the tracking of user's interests from third-party cookies to the Chrome browser.
- Lawrence Abrams
- September 09, 2023
- 02:59 PM
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Classiscam fraud-as-a-service expands, now targets banks and 251 brands

The "Classiscam" scam-as-a-service operation has broadened its reach worldwide, targeting many more brands, countries, and industries, causing more significant financial damage than before.
- Bill Toulas
- August 31, 2023
- 04:00 AM
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Microsoft testing improved Explorer details pane, Windows Spotlight

Microsoft has released a new Windows 11 dev build that modernizes the File Explorer details pane, improves the Windows Spotlight lock screen feature, and expands the roll out of "notification badging" in the Start menu.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- May 04, 2023
- 02:04 PM
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Microsoft expands Start menu ads test with new ‘treatments’

Microsoft is testing new ads in the Windows Start menu, or what it describes as "new treatments," for users logged into local accounts as part of a "badging" expansion.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- April 14, 2023
- 03:20 PM
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Windows 11 KB5023778 update adds promotions to the Start menu

Microsoft has released the optional March 2023 non-security preview update for Windows 11 that comes with a search box that matches the current color scheme and, unfortunately, with Start menu ads the company describes as "notifications for Microsoft accounts."
- Sergiu Gatlan
- March 28, 2023
- 02:31 PM
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Hackers abuse Google Ads to spread malware in legit software

Malware operators have been increasingly abusing the Google Ads platform to spread malware to unsuspecting users searching for popular software products.
- Bill Toulas
- December 28, 2022
- 02:12 PM
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Microsoft is showing ads in the Windows 11 sign-out menu

Microsoft is now promoting some of its products in the sign-out flyout menu that shows up when clicking the user icon in the Windows 11 start menu.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- November 07, 2022
- 04:55 PM
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Microsoft is testing ads in the Windows 11 File Explorer

Microsoft has begun testing promotions for some of its other products in the File Explorer app on devices running its latest Windows 11 Insider build.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- March 14, 2022
- 01:56 PM
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Crypto investors lose $500,000 to Google Ads pushing fake wallets

Threat actors are using advertisements in Google Search to promote fake cryptocurrency wallets and DEX platforms to steal user's cryptocurrency.
- Bill Toulas
- November 04, 2021
- 09:23 AM
- 0
Telegram launches advertising program for public channels

Telegram has launched a new advertising program dubbed Ad Platform and offering the opportunity to display sponsored messages on the instant-messaging platform.
- Bill Toulas
- October 27, 2021
- 09:56 AM
- 0
Firefox now shows ads as sponsored address bar suggestions

Mozilla is now showing ads in the form of sponsored Firefox contextual suggestions when U.S. users type in the URL address bar.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- October 07, 2021
- 10:15 AM
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Windows 11 name confirmed for two weeks and everyone missed it

A now-removed Microsoft Azure support document had revealed Windows 11 as the upcoming version of Windows two weeks ago, and everyone missed it until now.
- Lawrence Abrams
- June 21, 2021
- 12:24 PM
- 6
Mozilla flooded with requests after Apple privacy changes hit Facebook

Mozilla volunteers have recently been flooded with requests by online merchants and marketers for their domains to be added to what's called a Public Suffix List (PSL) due to recent privacy changes brought forth by Apple's iOS 14.5.
- Ax Sharma
- April 11, 2021
- 11:34 AM
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Beware: Malicious Home Depot ad gets top spot in Google Search

A malicious Home Depot advertising campaign is redirect Google search visitors to tech support scams.
- Lawrence Abrams
- January 30, 2021
- 12:49 PM
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Ransomware gang hacks Facebook account to run extortion ads

A ransomware group has now started to run Facebook advertisements to pressure victims to pay a ransom.
- Lawrence Abrams
- November 11, 2020
- 02:30 AM
- 0
Google Chrome starts blocking ads that slow down the browser

Google is rolling out a new feature that allows the Google Chrome web browser to automatically unload web ads that use a disproportionate amount of system resources as part of an effort to reduce the browser's network and CPU footprint.
- Sergiu Gatlan
- September 08, 2020
- 11:56 AM
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