Posted on 03/16/2016 7:54:20 AM PDT by snarkpup
msn.com, nytimes.com, aol.com et al hit by malware-injecting banners
Top-flight US online publishers are serving up adverts that attempt to install ransomware and other malware on victims' PCs.
Websites visited by millions of people daily – msn.com, nytimes.com, aol.com, nfl.com, theweathernetwork.com, thehill.com, zerohedge.com and more – are accidentally pushing out booby-trapped adverts via ad networks, warn infosec researchers.
(Excerpt) Read more at theregister.co.uk ...
Malwarebytes seems to work pretty well.
I use adblock and love it.
It is great when websites beg you to stop using it so they can clog up your machine with garbage.
I have a message for those websites, but it is unsuitable for audiences of all ages. :-)
“I stopped visiting Zero Hedge because of all the pop-ups”
That’s why I get all of my news from The Blaze.
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I just fixed a win7 pc at my house yesterday. Friggin scumbags.
5) Keep Java turned off as much as possible and particularly when browsing. Many ransomware attacks use Java to lock your system.
I did love it, but they are adding in ads.
Buh bye adblock
And, of course, several sites, that have been known to serve malware-embedded advertising, now block you if you run an ad-blocker.
Not really missing Wired or Forbes anyway. . .
Thanks!
Another bkmk for computer issues...
“Then I installed AdBlock Plus (it’s free).”
I won’t work with WIN 10 and Microsoft Edge.
If we would send teams of operators out to eliminate a few of these contemptible objects, the threat level would go way down and the word would get around.
ABP speeds up your browsing.
Its a sanity saver and keeps your Internet experience from being polluted by online spam.
I have it on all my browsers.
Avast, in and of itself, is a virus. Besides, ransomware is not detectable as a virus by any modern AV. Ask most security experts, and they'll tell you that most modern vulnerabilities are found in the form of social media attacks (phishing) and targeted bulk email (spear phishing). While Trojans are still in use, they're less common than they were 10 years ago.
This ransomware is particularly insidious. If you're not using ad blocking extensions in your browsers, you need to be. Our corporate IT security went to condition orange today. We are dealing with reports all over the place of users with possible infections. It's been a rough morning.
If it would only work for Windows 10 spyware!!
We’ve been hit by this.
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A relative’s business was down a week due to ransomware. It also got into some of the backups (not all). An IT company was checking out a work station, took off the security the company was using & put their own on to test ... took theirs off & did not put the company’s back on. That is how the bad stuff got in. To make matters worse, the culprit IT company was slow to respond - another was called & responded immediately so they are the new IT guys (helped me with an issue too - very good). A week down, when the computers are used all day, every day, cost the company a lot of money.
I bet they lost $$$. Ugh.
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