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Microsoft Sues Over Malicious Online Ads
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Posted by Donster on: 2009-09-18 17:05:29 325
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The software maker says it filed five lawsuits Thursday to try to slow the growing threat.
By Ina Fried @ CNET News
Aiming to crack down on a growing problem, Microsoft said it filed five lawsuits Thursday against parties it suspects of posting online advertisements laden with malicious code.
Microsoft has tried to work with ad networks to thwart such "malvertising" in the past, but this is the first time it has gone to court.
"Our filings in King County Superior Court in Seattle outline how we believe the defendants operated, but in general, malvertising works by camouflaging malicious code as harmless online advertisements," Microsoft Associate General Counsel Tim Cranton said in a blog posting.
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