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Stolen security logos used to falsely endorse PUPs

January 30, 2018 admin 101, logos, McAfee, microsoft, misleading, norton, Pieter Arntz, pups, Social engineering

Credit to Author: Pieter Arntz| Date: Tue, 30 Jan 2018 16:35:05 +0000

To gain the trust of users, the makers of PUPs put the logos of reputable security and tech firms on their websites to imply their product is endorsed by the companies. They are not.

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