AdLens

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Scareware ads keep running on Google's transparency tool, even after they're reported

NYU and Radboud researchers built AdLens, which found 238 scareware and 3,346 false-claim ads in Google's ad archive; reported ads often stayed live.

Help Net SecuritySep 2, 00:00 UTC · Sep 2, 2026Research3 · 1 read

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