surferdude
12-19-2007, 01:47 PM
New Trojan software has been found picking the pockets of Google (NSDQ: GOOG (http://www.techweb.com/financialCenter/index.jhtml?Account=techweb&Page=QUOTE&Ticker=GOOG)) and its publishing partners, and potentially exposing Web surfers to more malware. BitDefender, a software security company based in Bucharest, Romania, on Tuesday said that it had detected a new Trojan (Trojan.Qhost.WU (http://www.bitdefender.com/VIRUS-1000239-en--Trojan.Qhost.WU.html)) that replaces Google AdSense text ads with ads from a different, potentially malicious provider.
"This is a serious situation that damages users and Webmasters alike," said Attila-Mihaly Balazs, a BitDefender virus analyst, in a statement. "Users are affected because the advertisements and/or the linked sites may contain malicious code, which is a very likely situation, given that they are promoted using malware in the first place. Webmasters are affected because the Trojan takes away viewers and thus a possible money source from their Web sites."
http://informationweek.com/news/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=205100197
"This is a serious situation that damages users and Webmasters alike," said Attila-Mihaly Balazs, a BitDefender virus analyst, in a statement. "Users are affected because the advertisements and/or the linked sites may contain malicious code, which is a very likely situation, given that they are promoted using malware in the first place. Webmasters are affected because the Trojan takes away viewers and thus a possible money source from their Web sites."
http://informationweek.com/news/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=205100197