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Malvertising on YouTube and Amazon Delivers Sophisticated Malware

September 9, 2014

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A new malvertising network, dubbed Kyle and Stan, is currently affecting both Windows and Mac users visiting high-traffic locations, such as youtube.com and amazon.com.

The name of the malicious ad network has been given based on the naming scheme used by the attackers. Researchers from Ciscos Talos Security Research found that hundreds of websites included kyle and stan in sub-domain strings.

Unique malware piece for each user

Malvertising f…