Beware of fake GIMP sites that distribute malware

[Rod]

Thank you Although i am pretty sure anyone that is a member here knows where to get the authentic Gimp...It's now updated threw their Gimp program >Help>About Gimp>Check for updates

[sallyanne]

That we do Rod.
However

[oldmangrumpy]

I came across an ad today purporting to link to Gimp Forum.

I would expect Ofnuts/Rich to be across these malware links already.

[Tas_mania]

Hi sallyanne - r/gimp is a reddit group for Gimp users.
https://www.reddit.com/r/GIMP/
I've never had an issue with reddit -mostly helpful info. Then again I use no antivirus whatsoever because apparently security is built-in to linux.

The Russian AV software that is available for windows once had a good reputation. I wonder what their reputation is like in 2022?

Hi OMG Gimp-forum has a comma in it. Anything else could or would be fake.

[ofnuts]

If you search for Gimp on Google, 1) that link isn't there anymore and 2) there are links to pages that tell that very story:

So I guess the scare is over.

Btw I hardly use Google these days, DuckDuckGo is a much better search engine, with a lot less bloat in the results, and that takes me directly to StackOverflow/Wikipedia where useful.