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Bad Banners Hit Expedia, Rhapsody
David Utter
Staff Writer
2008-01-30
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Malicious Flash banner ads appearing on the Expedia travel site, and on Rhapsody's music site, deliver unwanted programs to unsuspecting visitors.
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Legitimate sites imply a factor of trust when it comes to the advertising they display. Visitors reason that well-known sites scrutinize what appears on their pages a little more closely than a non-professional e-commerce site might do.
However, criminals work hard at slipping their garbage into legitimate sites, and in a couple of recent incidents have succeeded. Researchers at Trend Micro pickup on a couple of new Flash banners spotted by Spyware Sucks.
The banner at Expedia leads to a domain called quinquecahue.com (please don't visit it.) It leads to installation of a Trojan rogue anti-spyware package, according to Trend Micro.
Spyware Sucks found two other examples of malware Flash ads leading to the quinquecahue domain.
The Rhapsody banner is for SkyAuction, which has figured in other malware Flash ads. CLARIFICATION: SkyAuction is the victim here, as their name and details are being used criminally to deceive people. We regret any confusion caused by this.
These links try to lead people to malware that convinces the viewer they need to purchase software to "clean" an infection on the system. The only cleaning being done, of course, will be of the funds used to purchase these bogus items.
About the Author:
David Utter is a business and technology writer for SecurityProNews and WebProNews.
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