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Trojan Yields Google BAdvertisements

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A new Trojan has managed to hijack Google text advertisements and replace them with possibly malicious ones. Detected by Trend Micro as TROJ_QHOST.GC, this Trojan modifies a computer’s HOSTS file to prevent users from connecting to page2.googlesyndication.co. This particular site directs to a server for advertisements enrolled to AdSense, the advertising service offered by Google. What this [...]




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