Re: Some Ad Networks Are Bad News

["Dude VanWinkle" <dudevanwinkle () gmail com>]

On Nov 12, 2007 7:53 PM, Paul Ferguson <fergdawg () netzero net> wrote:
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> Nice article, Larry. :-)
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> Via eWeek.
>
> [snip]
>
> You wouldn't go surfing to just any site. You're careful about where you
> go. You only go to sites you trust.
>
> But who are you trusting? A series of recent attacks has resulted in
> seemingly respectable news sites serving malware and redirecting users to
> sites that serve malware.
>
> The problem is in the ads on those news sites. The ads are served by
> advertising networks that weren't careful enough with their own security.
> When you trust a Web site you have to trust everyone it's in bed with.
>
> [snip]
>
> More:
> http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1759,2215305,00.asp
>
> Also, here's an accompanying article by Lisa Vaas on DoubleClick
> serving up malware ads:
>
> http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1759,2215635,00.asp

hmm, doubleclick serving up malware ads.. funny that this is the link
on the ziffdavis atricle :-)
http://ad.doubleclick.net/click;h=v8/3609/0/0/%2a/q;137016197;0-0;0;8402494;3030-160/90;22613468/22631351/2;;~okv=;pos=top;zdid=a219243;zdtype=commentary;zdaudience=creativeprofessional;pagetype=article2;zdtopic1=securityopinions;tile=2;sz=160x90;~sscs=%3fhttp://clk.atdmt.com/MRT/go/zffdvity0180000043mrt/direct/01/
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