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Malwarebytes Labs researchers say users get tricked into loading malware because the fraudulent ads tend to get better placement than the legitimate search.

BleepingComputer reports that several U.S. financial institutions and numerous cryptocurrency apps are having their users mostly targeted by an expanded Xenomorph malware campaign leveraging an updated version of the Android banking trojan that also set sights on users in Canada, Italy, Spain, Belgium, and Portugal.

An authentic-looking page and an almost genuine URL can be enough to entice users to download malicious software.