another reason to use adblock and noscript... or just use Linux

[Greg Rundlett (freephile)]

Apparently the ad networks of Fox, Google, and Yahoo have been distributing
ads which contain malicious javascript.  This means that all you have to do
is surf the web to have your system infected with malware... wait, that
isn't really new.  It's just a sad reminder of how easy it is for "regular
users" to have their systems compromised.

Of course, you can just run Linux and you're system won't be vulnerable to
most if not all such 'scareware'.  But, for those who must use Windows, it's
another reminder to use better browsers (e.g. Firefox and Chrome) with
additional privacy and security elements (e.g. adblock and noscript).

Background and news on the subject:
http://www.google.com/search?q=malicious+ad+networks

http://news.idg.no/cw/art.cfm?id=2A32DD2B-1A64-6A71-CEBCE1F83973D7CA is a
rather long article that does cover some measures that users should take to
prevent problems in their computer systems.  However, it boils down to way
too much work that regular users won't do, it downplays the advantages of
switching to Mac, and it certainly doesn't go far enough in that it doesn't
even list switching to Linux as an option.


Greg Rundlett
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