Fake OBS website top Google search result!

ContentSkyMark

New Member
First post in the forums ever. Haven't used OBS since 2017 or beginning of 2018, but now I'm about to start streaming (I used it for screen capture and tutorial videos, not streaming), so I typed in OBS into Google and BAM, I was hit with two different URLs. The top result on Google was a fake, wow.
 

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koala

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The top 2 entries are no search results, they are paid advertisements (see the "ad" prefix). Because of such rubbish, and because I want search results and no advertisements, I never use browsers without an adblocker addon. For me, there are no such entries. For me, obsproject.com is the top entry.
Having said this, I don't know if this fake entry is distributing malware of just grabbing clicks, if is dangerous or just a nuisance. The fake download version suggests the former. It's something for the devs to look at and report to Google.
 
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