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A new malvertising campaign uses the Blue Screen of Death to scam users into handing over their money and potentially their identity.
Online search engines are used daily by millions of web users. In order to support the vast amounts of requests these search engines receive and process, search engine providers -- such as Google, Yahoo and Microsoft -- offer advertising platforms and packages for businesses. Users view sponsored links placed high up on a search results page, businesses gain more exposure and the search engine generates revenue.
However, search engine advertising is also a place ripe for exploit and is being used by cyberattackers in order to generate their own revenue. One of the most commonly-known techniques include setting up malicious domains which deliver malware payloads to victim machines -- resulting in slave systems, compromised PCs and data theft. Some attackers also set up fraudulent domains which appear legitimate in order to lure victims to input their account information.
A new malvertising campaign uses the Blue Screen of Death to scam users into handing over their money and potentially their identity.
Online search engines are used daily by millions of web users. In order to support the vast amounts of requests these search engines receive and process, search engine providers -- such as Google, Yahoo and Microsoft -- offer advertising platforms and packages for businesses. Users view sponsored links placed high up on a search results page, businesses gain more exposure and the search engine generates revenue.
However, search engine advertising is also a place ripe for exploit and is being used by cyberattackers in order to generate their own revenue. One of the most commonly-known techniques include setting up malicious domains which deliver malware payloads to victim machines -- resulting in slave systems, compromised PCs and data theft. Some attackers also set up fraudulent domains which appear legitimate in order to lure victims to input their account information.