Poisoned Adverts hit TV sites

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Earlier this week we were asked to investigate a URL by a journalist working at The Register. A web user had contacted The Register claiming they were prompted to install some software when browsing a page on ITV.com, the website of the UK’s independent television network (the competitors to the BBC).

http://www.sophos.com/security/blog/2008/02/1087.html

Users visiting the website of UK broadcaster ITV risk exposure to a scareware package. Malware-laced banner ads that lead to download sites for the Cleanator scare package have also been served up on the Radio Times website.

Radio Times confirmed that it removed the offending ad late Wednesday morning, following initial reports of the problem on Tuesday. The cleanliness or otherwise of the ITV website is unclear at the time of writing.

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/02/21/itv_scareware_peril/

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does Avast defend against the malware (or will they in the near future) that it tries to install, as most of the video game websites I visit have been struck with it as well