Poisoned by ads: Malware analysis shows Yahoo, Fox, Google delivered most in 6-day period

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Above, a chart (larger size here) showing incidences of malware distributed by various internet ad delivery platforms over a six-day period in February, as detected by antivirus software maker Avast. Yahoo and Fox have the highest counts in this study. (via CNET)

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