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Hundreds Click on Hoax Google Adsense Virus

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Infect Your PC - Hundreds Click on Hoax Google Adsense Virus
Hundreds Click on Hoax Google Adsense Virus
 Published: May 18, 07
 Views: 3,330

Didier Stevens is a computer geek who likes to push the envelope. Six months ago he bought a Google Adword campaign advertising if your pc was virus-free you could get it infected by clicking the ad. The ad made it through Google Adsense policies and was displayed more than 230,000 times and received 409 click-throughs from folks who attempted to infect their computers through a Google ad.

Didier Stevens bought a Google ad six months ago that said, "Is your PC virus-free? Get it infected here!" 409 people clicked on the ad. (blog.wired)

References:  blog.wired

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