Ad injectors replace website ads on major sites, study says

 

http://www.techhive.com/article/2050489/ad-injectors-replace-website-ads-on-major-sites-study-says.html

 

Rogue web plug-ins that inject their own content over the top of legitimate ads are still in widespread use by unscrupulous advertisers—and Google, Yahoo, and other major networks are keeping them in business, according to a recent study.
An ad injector is usually installed on an end-user's computer as part of a bundle in a free software download, according to Harvard Business School associate professor Ben Edelman and the founder of fraud detection service iPensatori, Wesley Brandi.