Malicious "ransomware" banner ads go undetected 

Malicious "ransomware" banner ads go undetected

In Applications - By Dan Kaplan, 19 August 2008 10:02 AM
Security experts worry that an open-source Flash animation toolkit is being widely misused to create malicious banner advertisements.
Malicious banner ads hit major websites 

Malicious banner ads hit major websites

In Web/client - By Dan Kaplan, 11 September 2007 2:43 PM
A web security firm has identified a widespread attack in which fake malicious advertisements, able to avoid content scanning, are seeking to infect users of popular websites.
Microsoft removes malicious MSN Messenger banner advertisements 

Microsoft removes malicious MSN Messenger banner advertisements

In Web/client - By Fiona Raisbeck, 22 February 2007 12:33 AM
Banner advertisements that install malware onto the user's computer were left unnoticed for several days on the MSN Messenger service, according to researchers.
Malicious MySpace banner downloads spyware in latest social networking attack 

Malicious MySpace banner downloads spyware in latest social networking attack

By Dan Kaplan, 20 July 2006 10:12 PM
Researchers at iDefense this week identified a banner advertisement on MySpace.com that uses a Windows security vulnerability to download spyware onto an unpatched PC, another ...
Banner ads next stop for hackers 

Banner ads next stop for hackers

By David Quainton, 22 November 2004 4:52 PM
Banner advertising is being used to deliver the Bofra worm to visitors of European websites. Users of a number of high profile sites will find that clicking on banner ads ...
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