Malware Installed by LiveJournal Ad

Jamesday writes "LiveJournal recently introduced an ad-supported level. Over the last few days an advertiser used an ad to install the ErrorSafe malware that tried to trick people into believing they had a fault on the computer that needs them to purchase a fix. The ad used a server-side setting and targetted only those outside the US, to prevent LiveJournal's own checks from noticing it. LiveJournal has apologized for the ad and slow response." Even our readers have had to endure more than one browser-crashing ad campaign from time to time. Thanks for sticking around.

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[Anonymous Coward]

Slashdot has ads? :)

Obligatory

[BertieBaggio]

I, for one, do not welcome our new malware-installing overlords!

Re:Breaking News

[Nutria]

I'm not sure if I agree or disagree but your post implies that there is an alternative to Capitalism that is hand in hand with positive morality. Please tell us what that is.

Communism. You know, communes, community, kum-bay-yah, matriarchy and all that crap.

I tried to read the apology

[WebHostingGuy]

But I kept getting problems with my computer while reading the ad filled apology page.

Apparently, I needed to download some software because my computer was out of date. Thank goodness I visited LiveJournal today, which told me to update with their new UrP0wnd.exe update.

Re:simple fix

[vivek7006]

My simple fix for the security problems associated with Flash is to not install flash. Let's face it, 99.9% of flash is just obnoxious ads anyway

Even better, just disconnect your computer from the internet. Who needs internet? Let's face it, 99.9% of internet is just obnoxious anyway.

Re:Haw!

[heinousjay]

I'm only here for the blowjobs. I bet our experiences are similarly disatisfying.

Re:Adverts?

[erroneous]

Heh. On my screen your message is directly below this one.

Re:Haw! (Score:1)
by heinousjay (683506) Alter Relationship on 18:36 24th June, 2006 (#15596823)
I'm only here for the blowjobs. I bet our experiences are similarly disatisfying.

Adverts? (Score:3, Insightful)
by Karellen (104380) Alter Relationship on 17:17 24th June, 2006 (#15596520)
Do people still get them? I thought everyone had adblock [mozdev.org] installed.

Which became even funnier when I saw who the post was from.

Re:On Slashdot?

[Ed Random]

Oh? What happened?

Somebody set up us the bomb.

Re:simple fix

[WilliamSChips]

Even better, just disconnect your computer from life. Who needs life? Let's face it, 99.9% of life is just obnoxious anyway.

Re:I know publishers hate ad-blockers...

[anothy]

In short: make your advertising better -- advertisers AND publishers -- or lose that which you supposedly value. Eyeballs.

look, these guys piss me off just as much, and i've certainly entertained thoughts of dismemberment, but to actually threaten to remove their eyes? that's harsh, man. harsh.