Software Piracy Scams on Google Ads Network



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What will be your first reaction when you notice this kind of an advertisement [spotted here] ? Download Microsoft Word for free - that sounds too good a deal to be true and you'll probably ignore it thinking it's just another marketing gimmick to tempt people into clicking the ad.

Well, not everyone is as intelligent as you and some will definitely get tempted to visit the advertiser's website (fullsoftwaredownload.com) where they will find software, music, movie DVDs, TV shows and full games for free downloading with a monthly fee of $1.



The fullsoftwaredownload website homepage has links to all kind of software but they all lead to the sign-up page where you can subscribe via paypal or credit card and get access to the pirated software on P2P network.

We have earlier seen Ads by Google on Warez Websites but in this case, we see Warez Ads on a Google Network Website that leads to a 100% scam website.

Even the McAfee Site Advisor warns that the content of fullsoftwaredownload.com may be misleading. It's a surprise that Google Adwords let this site through even when Google just integrated StopBadware reports in their search results.

Google may have to do some advertiser clean up quickly and ensure that scammers don't get to promote their website using Google Adwords. Else, it may not be long before internet users start loosing faith in ads under the "Ads By Google" banner.