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Judging by the comments last week, a handful of readers were appalled to find Mac ads here on Maximum PC, while others were amused. No matter how you felt about them, at least they weren't infecting your PC with malware.
Some New York Times readers weren't so lucky. In a note to its website visitors, NYT issued the following warning:
"Some NYTimes.com readers have seen a pop-up box warning them about a virus and directing them to a site that claims to offer antivirus software. We believe this was generated by an unauthorized advertisement and are working to prevent the problem from recurring. If you see such a warning, we suggest that you not click on it. Instead, quite and restart your Web browser."
These types of malicious re-directs are nothing new, but for the most part, they've been relegated to seedier sides of the web (porn and warez), and free software sites (screensavers, browser buddies). But apparently they're still a problem for major publishers too.
Browser beware.
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[1] http://www.maximumpc.com/user/paul_lilly
[2] http://mediamemo.allthingsd.com/20090913/home-delivery-the-new-york-times-serves-up-some-malware/
[3] http://www.nytimes.com/2009/09/13/business/media/13note.html?_r=1
[4] http://www.maximumpc.com/article/features/antivirus_software_roundup_protect_your_pc_from_guys_like_this
[5] http://www.maximumpc.com/article/news/eset_threat_report_dramatic_upsurge_gaming_malware_gangs_target_second_life
[6] http://www.maximumpc.com/article/news/most_malware_served_up_legit_websites_that_have_been_compromised
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[8] http://www.maximumpc.com/tags/new_york_times
[9] http://www.maximumpc.com/tags/security
[10] http://www.maximumpc.com/tags/software
[11] http://www.maximumpc.com/tags/software_news
[12] http://www.maximumpc.com/articles/news
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