Drudge Report accused of serving malware

[Xipe Totec]

For the second time in less than six months, visitors to the Drudge Report say they got malware in addition to the Web site's usual sensational headlines.

Matt Drudge denied that his site was infecting visitors, however it's likely that the malware is coming from ads delivered by a third-party ad network and not the site itself.

"I can personally vouch for disinfecting my mom's desktop yesterday after visiting this Web page, even taking a screenshot after beginning remedial steps to address the attempted infection," a CNET reader wrote in an e-mail early on Tuesday. "I'm an IT professional in South Carolina so I know and understand the technology involved."

The screenshot the reader provided to CNET shows a pop-up warning the viewer that the system is infected with malware and looks like a typical fake antivirus warning that criminals use to scare people into paying for software they don't need.

http://news.zdnet.com/2100-9595_22-401689.html

[Lerkfish]

1. how do you seperate the malware from the malinfo?

[notesdev]

2. Unlikely

Doesn't attempt to reproduce the issue yet is willing to "personally vouch"... he may be in IT, but he's no professional.

If you're letting ads run Flash and script on the machine... the problem is you.

[Zywiec]

3. "I'm an IT professional in South Carolina

so I know and understand the technology involved."

I guess I could be called an IT professional as well, but I know enough to use a less vulnerable browser
and block all ads that could deliver malware.

He needs to take better care of his mother, and learn a little more about his profession.

[lame54]

4. malware or not - the drudge report infects its visitors