Submission + - That next ad you click may be a virus (wsj.com)
Jay writes: "The Wall Street Journal has an article about ad networks unintentionally selling empty space to malware loaders. "EWeek.com, a technology news site owned by Ziff Davis Enterprise, in February displayed an ad on its homepage masquerading as a promotion for LaCoste, the shirt maker. The retailer hadn't placed the ad — a hacker had, to direct users to a Web site where harmful programs would be downloaded to their computers, says Stephen Wellman, director of community and content for Ziff Davis." The labeling of the fake ad sellers as hackers is kind of funny; there's no hacking involved. Simply sign up for one of these networks, create your fake site, put up another company's creative, and you're good to go."
