A malvertising attack targeted TweetMeme users today after a rogue advertiser made its way onto the website. The malicious advertisements directed user to third party websites displaying fake malware alerts with the purpose of convincing users to install scareware.Malvertising (malicious advertising) is a type of att... |
15 July 2010
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Security researchers warn that hackers are compromising outdated OpenX servers in order to push malicious ads on other websites. The latest attack employs an exploit cocktail in an attempt to infect visitors with malware.OpenX is an open source advertising server, which users willing to publish ads can download, inst... |
1 July 2010
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Microsoft is an innovator in more ways than one, with some innovations having more merit than others, and the Redmond company is now advancing into new territories for the sake of protecting customers. Tim Cranton, associate general counsel, revealed that Microsoft filed no less than five civil lawsuits in the K... |
18 September 2009
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Digital Spy (DS), a popular celebrity and showbiz news website, has been faced with a malvertising attack for the second time in the past weeks. Only subscribers based in the US have been affected by this latest incident, which is currently being investigated. It all started with reports posted by some readers on th... |
21 July 2009
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The Google Anti-Malvertising Team has released a search engine to help security researchers and companies that place ads check if a particular advertiser has a questionable history. Based on the Beta Google Custom Search platform, the engine can be used to look for references on a number of websites and blogs special... |
17 February 2009
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The biggest advertising serving program in the world, Google's AdSense, jeopardizes people's security, by offering them "malvertizements" - ads that, when clicked, lead users to websites that host malware, rogue security products or other threatening applications. This time, multiple sources have identified... |
19 August 2008
11:26 GMT |
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