Ever since Facebook increased the number of ads they run per page, my software has been blocking similar attacks by infected ads. Their screening has gone to hell, the ads are gumming up facebook so bad my computer can barely run it (and I don't have that bad of a computer, its a pretty good one), and the whole thing has just gone to shyte.
All for a little ad revenue.
I can think of a number of other sites I frequent that have seen a huge increasing problem in the last several months with infected ads, too. Background-script attack kit viruses embedded in infected ads seem to be the latest big thing. And it suuuuuuucks, because there is so little you can do about it - many of the sites these are on don't even offer a pay-to-upgrade option.
I don't have facebook, but you're right. It's not like facebook has any shortage of revenue in general. What company doesn't have a like this button, right? I'm a little more forgiving of smaller companies for not knowing any better, but c'mon FB and DA. Just use freaking Google Ads!!
The like-buttons doesn't generate revenue, it just generates traffic to the page, so the ad has to be on the target-site the traffic leads to. And just fyi, even Google itself (I asked the represative I know) freely admits that Google Ads is by now way intended for big companies or websites like DA or FB, it targets middle-market. Google Ads revenue wouldn't cut it for big sites since the model is not designed for such a role, so they don't use it. Just saying.
Hey there. I’ll try very much to keep this reply strictly technical without personal judgement, just because, well, this topic basically IS about my job and the field I work 9 hours a day in, so I hope I can provide some judgment-free background information.
“The ads on Deviant Art are full of viruses. My firewall and antivirus system are going nutz trying to block all the attacks. Internet explorer is constantly like "Hold the fuck up *blocks cross site scripting.”Ad-Script-Viruses are a pest these days, that’s true, and not only DA suffers from this, but it’s so noticeable there since it’s a big site. The biggest problem here? And please don’t beat me with a stick for saying so, but strictly technically speaking, it’s Internet Explorer. No personal judgment here, but Internet Explorer is a backwater product when it comes to safety features and it contains several huge security faults when it comes to scripting, especially java and the likes. The latest version Release of Internet Explorer 9 contains 22 (twenty-two) critical,
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“… but few computer techs will tell you to always have two forms of antivirus software installed. They compete for the same resources, and slow your computer down to gridlock. McAfee won't even offer you support if you have another antivirus software installed.”The computer techs that tell you to have two forms of antivirus software installed and running should be lined up and put to the wall. Sorry to say it like that, but it’s the utmost bullshit to do so, and I can fully understand McAffee in not supporting something like this. The reason for that is NOT that they compete for the same resources and slow your computer down. If you want a slow computer a technician won’t lift a finger to hinder you. The real problem is that they meddle with each other and block each other’s process, since a antivirus software looks like a virus to another antivirus software (meddling in the registry and stuff), so they both try to block the other one at the same time. Several tests showed up that having two antivirus software running at the same
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“If you find a malicious ad, you can report it, but unless you have every single detail about how and when it happened, they can't do much for you. […] Most people report that this process is ineffective.” Without every single detail, one can’t help or do anything. Imagine you being a technician and you get a report like “There was this ad about a ball and it had a virus”. What do you do? I struggle with this problem on a daily base, like when all you get from a customer is something along the lines of “My E-Mail isn’t working”. What I consider kind of strange is that here, you complain about the possibility to report the ad as ineffective, while you said later on regarding the virus free companies that “…will even allow you to report belligerent ads.”. I don’t really get why this is good in one case and bad in another?
“… even though there are things you can do as a consumer to alleviate yourself from most of the threat, why should the responsibility fall on you alone?”It should of course not fall on you alone, but statistics from
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Thanks for putting in the good word, lol. I've started paying close attention to ads since I've had this problem. Too bad there aren't reviews of ad companies for businesses so they know who has a poor reputation for security
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All for a little ad revenue.
I can think of a number of other sites I frequent that have seen a huge increasing problem in the last several months with infected ads, too. Background-script attack kit viruses embedded in infected ads seem to be the latest big thing. And it suuuuuuucks, because there is so little you can do about it - many of the sites these are on don't even offer a pay-to-upgrade option.
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“The ads on Deviant Art are full of viruses. My firewall and antivirus system are going nutz trying to block all the attacks. Internet explorer is constantly like "Hold the fuck up *blocks cross site scripting.”Ad-Script-Viruses are a pest these days, that’s true, and not only DA suffers from this, but it’s so noticeable there since it’s a big site. The biggest problem here? And please don’t beat me with a stick for saying so, but strictly technically speaking, it’s Internet Explorer. No personal judgment here, but Internet Explorer is a backwater product when it comes to safety features and it contains several huge security faults when it comes to scripting, especially java and the likes. The latest version Release of Internet Explorer 9 contains 22 (twenty-two) critical, ( ... )
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Without every single detail, one can’t help or do anything. Imagine you being a technician and you get a report like “There was this ad about a ball and it had a virus”. What do you do? I struggle with this problem on a daily base, like when all you get from a customer is something along the lines of “My E-Mail isn’t working”. What I consider kind of strange is that here, you complain about the possibility to report the ad as ineffective, while you said later on regarding the virus free companies that “…will even allow you to report belligerent ads.”. I don’t really get why this is good in one case and bad in another?
“… even though there are things you can do as a consumer to alleviate yourself from most of the threat, why should the responsibility fall on you alone?”It should of course not fall on you alone, but statistics from ( ... )
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