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AI Lookalike Domains Redirect Users to Browser Malware and Search Hijackers

A new campaign is using 186 fake domains that impersonate popular AI brands, including ChatGPT and Google Gemini, to redirect users to browser malware and search hijackers, according to reporting on the scheme. The bogus sites prompt visitors to verify, install or run software that can compromise their browsers.

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Beware of AI lookalike domains that can redirect you to malware and search hijackers - a new campaign uses 186 fake domains to trick users into installing malicious software. These bogus sites impersonate popular AI brands, including ChatGPT and Google Gemini, to get you to verify, install, or run something that could compromise your browser.

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