InternetMalicious Flash ads attack, spread via clipboard (CNET)

CNET - A new type of Internet-based attack is spreading in which Flash-based ads seize control of a Web surfer's clipboard and paste in a link to a malicious site in the hopes that it will be spread from there into e-mails, blogs, and instant messages.

A new type of Internet-based attack is spreading in which Flash-based ads seize control of a Web surfer's clipboard and paste in a link to a malicious site in the hopes that it will be spread from there into e-mails, blogs, and instant messages. The ads have been spotted on MSNBC.com, Newsweek.com, and Digg.com, and victims have reported on numerous forums and blogs that they appear to be fake alerts that a virus has been detected on the computer and offer to clean it up, according to antivirus vendor Sophos. The malicious link, which includes "xp-vista-update" in the URL, is copied into the clipboard and can not be over-written by copying new text to the clipboard. Users must reboot the computer to remove the link, The Register reports. The malware appears to affect Mac, Windows, and Linux machines and Firefox, Internet Explorer, and Safari browsers, according to ZD Net's Zero Day... [ Read more on www.yahoo.com ]

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InternetTurn nabs $15 million for search-like ad tech (CNET)

CNET - Online publishers are increasingly selling ad space on their sites with the help of third-party advertising networks--a trend that's contributing to the rise of newfangled ad technologies.