Google puts a stop to Adsense malvertising campaign

A ‘widespread’ malicious advertising campaign that sent web browsers to fake websites imitating legitimate sites in order to sell weight loss, brain booster and skin care products has been stopped by Google, InfoWorld reports.

Computer Business Review reports that Forbes and Good Housekeeping were amongst the well known websites spoofed in the malvertising attack, alongside as ‘fake, but plausible’ websites. Each website would attempt to sell visitors everything from “health secrets” to wight loss and anti-aging products.

Google puts a stop to Adsense malvertising campaign