This new ChatGPT scam tricks you into installing malware – how to spot the trap

ZDNET describes a malvertising campaign where sponsored Google ads redirect users to a malicious custom GPT impersonating ChatGPT; the chatbot returns a fake availability notice linking to a Google Site that performs a bogus Cloudflare check and instructs victims to paste and run a PowerShell command which installs malware. The article includes reporter testing, quotes a security specialist, notes Google has suspended advertiser accounts, and provides guidance (visit chatgpt.com directly, avoid sponsored links, never run unknown commands) to reduce risk.