# Think twice before downloading your next Windows 11 app from Google

> Searching Google for a Windows utility and clicking the first convincing result has always carried some risk. A newly uncovered network of fake websites has made that familiar habit considerably more dangerous.

- **Source:** [Digital Trends](https://www.digitaltrends.com/computing/think-twice-before-downloading-your-next-windows-11-app-from-google/?utm_source=gearopen.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=feed&utm_content=6a6875a724b8e71872aecd42)
- **Published:** 2026-07-28
- **Category:** Apps
- **Tags:** #google #microsoft #ai #windows
- **Canonical:** http://localhost:4321/a/6a6875a724b8e71872aecd42

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