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malvertising
(MALicious adVERTISING) Placing malicious ads on Web sites that lead users to harmful sites. Malvertisements are not only found on suspicious Web sites, but wind up on reputable, highly...
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Definition: malvertising
(MALicious adVERTISING) Placing malicious ads on Web sites that lead users to harmful sites. Malvertisements are not only found on suspicious Web sites, but wind up on reputable, highly trafficked sites. See malware and Internet advertising.
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Report: 3 million malvertising impressions served per day
According to data released by Dasient, the company observed a 100 percent increase in malvertising attacks from Q3 to Q4 2010, from 1.5 million malvertising impressions per day in Q3 2010 to 3...
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Research: 1.3 million malicious ads viewed daily
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