Wednesday, November 14, 2007

DoubleClick Serves Up Vast Malware Blitz

DoubleClick officials have recently implemented a security monitoring system to catch and disable a new strain of malware that has spread over the past several months. This system has already captured and disabled about 100 ads, the company said in a statement, although it didn't mention this episode in particular.
The bogus anti-spyware onslaught is only part of a bigger wave that's also included porno ads being swapped for normal ads on sites such as The Wall Street Journal. It's not yet clear whether the same fraudsters are behind both the porn and the fraudulent anti-spyware ads.

Read the article HERE.

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