10:16 Hackers have launched zavirusovannye advertising campaign advertising networks google and microsoft | |
This week, hackers managed to run an extensive "advertising" campaign advertising networks of Google and Microsoft. In quoting the word "advertising" is taken because, for understandable reasons, hackers have not advertised the real things or services. Instead, users lure attractive slogans, but by going to the site via a link, the user receives nothing, except for malicious software to your PC. Running campaigns hackers came fifth of December, advertising displays for a few days. On Friday, Google representatives have recognized the start literally viral advertising campaign, arguing that the remedies have worked quickly, and advertisements that lead to hacker sites, ceased to exist. Google even called on the help of experts from the company Armorize, who were able to find out how the hackers were able to start working with an advertising network of Google. As it turned out, the hackers were able to do this because it used the domain of legitimate companies, AdShuffle, which has been working with advertising network of Google. Specialists from Armorize were also able to determine that the scheme of hackers from Microsoft advertising network operated in a similar manner. Microsoft on Friday made an official comment on how they are going to investigate this case seriously. Experts report that the site has hosted malicious malware, exploits a vulnerability in Adobe Reader, Java, and other installed software client PCs. Currently, experts say, the advertising campaigns launched by hackers, has shut down, and there was no danger. It is worth noting that this is not the first time such a scheme work of hackers. Last year, for example, on a site New York Times touted feykovye VoIP-application which, by itself, is nothing but downloading malicious software on the client computer, do not know how. This time the hackers managed to run more extensive gorazo company through advertising networks Google and Microsoft, and even the approximate number of infected PCs is still unknown. Via Yahoo | |
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