To better grasp what this threat was all about it is important to understand what video ads are made of and what ecosystem they are part of. I spoke to Jerome Dangu, CTO and co-founder at ClarityAd, a creative verification startup specialized in detecting malware, compliance issues and functionality errors in digital banners, online video and mobile ads. We’ve worked with ClarityAd before on a few interesting malvertising cases such as the Flash EK via DoubleClick or the self sufficient Flash ad / exploit.
ClarityAd is sharing some really great insights, shading new light on this particular video ad malvertising campaign which, contrary to earlier reports that stated it was up for only 12 hours, actually lasted for 2 months!
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