Trojan replaces Google Ads links
Due Credit:
TechRepublic
Few weeks back there was a furore when Google search results were found to contain malicious links listing high in the first few pages. The web search engine immediately took action to have the bad links removed (though there still continue to be new links surfacing every once in a while). Now, the Google Ads system is being targeted by malware that resides on the systems of users browsing the web.
The Trojans play with the hosts file that is used to match domains with IP addresses. It replaces the text ads that originate from the Google Adsense server with ads pointing to several other suspicious sites
. This has a cumulative effect of endangering the online activities of the user and at the same time resulting in loss of revenue for Google and the publisher of the content.
BitDefender, the anti-malware firm that found the Trojan claimed that they had the solution for it that detected and removed such Trojans from a system. But what is coming to light is that as more and more connectivity becomes mainstream, there will be a rise in malicious that seeks to benefit from any sources of revenue online. And on main entity in the line of fire will be the services from Google since the Web after all has been its playground.
The Trojans play with the hosts file that is used to match domains with IP addresses. It replaces the text ads that originate from the Google Adsense server with ads pointing to several other suspicious sites
BitDefender, the anti-malware firm that found the Trojan claimed that they had the solution for it that detected and removed such Trojans from a system. But what is coming to light is that as more and more connectivity becomes mainstream, there will be a rise in malicious that seeks to benefit from any sources of revenue online. And on main entity in the line of fire will be the services from Google since the Web after all has been its playground.
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