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Google ad network exposed millions of computers to malware

Google ad network exposed millions of computers to malware

September 19, 2014

Last night, researchers at MalwareBytes noticed strange behavior on sites like Last.fm, The Times of Israel and The Jerusalem Post. Ads on the sites were being unusually aggressive, setting off anti-virus warnings and raising flags in a number of MalwareBytes systems. After some digging, researcher Jerome Segura realized the problem was coming from Googles DoubleClick ad network and the popular Zedo ad agency.