ITV site carried scareware ads
Rogue security product pushed by ads on several UK TV sites.
Several UK television-related websites, including those of major broadcaster ITV and listings guide
Radio Times, have been penetrated by rogue advertising pushing fake anti-malware products.
The ads, introduced onto the sites by compromised advertising laced with redirects, lead site visitors to
downloads of 'Cleanator', a well-known rogue anti-malware program which attempts to
scam victims with warnings of bogus malware infections. Apple Mac users are pushed a similar sham product
reported recently for the Mac, 'MacSweeper'.
The sites in question have been informed of the suspect ads and some at least have removed the unwanted
content. More details are in The Register
here and on the Sophos
blog here.
21 February 2008
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