Warning: that "official" browser update link is a trap, nearly got me at 2am

Last night I was hunting for a fix for a broken video player and clicked a result that looked like the real Chrome page. It asked me to download a 14MB "update" file, which felt off since my browser updates itself. I closed it and checked the URL, the domain was spelled chrom-e-update dot com or something dumb. Deleted the file and ran a scan, zero issues, but man that could have messed up my whole work week. Has anyone else seen these fake update links popping up on sketchy forums?

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fionarodriguez1d ago

Ugh, these fake update traps are getting way too sneaky. Real question though: what kind of sketchy forum were you on? Cause I’ve seen these links mostly on sites with zero moderation or auto-approved user posts. If it was a popular forum, that’s a whole different level of scary. Did the fake page have a legit-looking security badge or certificate icon? Those are usually the giveaways for me.