Tuesday, November 20, 2007

Banner advertising - Hackers Use Banner Ads on Major Sites to Hijack Your PC - ABC News

Hackers Use Banner Ads on Major Sites to Hijack Your PC - ABC News

ABC News

Hackers Use Banner Ads on Major Sites to Hijack Your PC
ABC News - Nov 16, 2007
By BETSY SCHIFFMAN The worst-case scenario used to be that online ads are pesky, memory-draining distractions. But a new batch of banner ads is much more ...


Hackers using banner ads to hide malware - CBC News

Hackers using banner ads to hide malware
CBC News, Canada - Nov 16, 2007
Hackers are using banner ads on websites to hide malicious software, or "malware," that hijacks computers without the user even clicking on them. ...