A large number of ads distributed by a #google advertising partner redirected users to Web-based exploits that attempted to install #malware on users’ computers.
#security researchers from Dutch security firm Fox-IT observed the malvertising campaign Tuesday, when ads coming through a Google partner in Bulgaria called Engage Lab started redirecting users to the Nuclear Exploit Kit.
Exploit kits are Web-based #attack platforms that try to exploit vulnerabilities in browsers and browser plug-ins in order to infect users’ computers with malware.
