Java malware from Java.com

[Tripredacus]

Using java.com as an example of course. This article highlights how malware is being delivered via advertisements which, in itself, is not a new or newsworthy concept. It is a different variant of "malvertisements" and should still be pointed out.

http://blog.fox-it.com/2014/08/27/malvertising-not-all-java-from-java-com-is-legitimate/

I found the story via:

https://twitter.com/dragosr/status/504647585227755520

[submix8c]

I, too, just shared it. Thx for Heads Up. Got bit (nearly) by FB once (halted by RT-Virus block) & I went into disconnect/scrub mode. Seems they get "certified" as Advertisers and nobody checks them out, AFAICR.