We recently upgrade to Norton Internet Security 2010 and had a hit on something we suspected for a while, but had no way to show it. While visiting a site we frequent a lot, NIS2010 caught a special kind of hack, a Hack Ad. We’ve had these things happen before on other computers, but we were very intuitive about what to look for when something doesn’t seem quite right. We also knew what to do in recovering from it, painlessly and quickly.

However, what is most disturbing about this whole thing is the Hack Ad is a Google Ad promoted by Google. While visiting a site, our NIS2010 prompted us on the Attack. Below is the information and source of the attack.

It’s really interesting, because it's within the US, but that’s not the disturbing part. It’s the fact that Google would allow the Hack Ad to even be placed on their server, or at least linked to their server, in the first place. That's what put it in the disturbing column.

After thinking about it for a while, we realized it’s not Google’s fault for wanting to make a profit from some Useless Hack’s Ad. They need to concentrate and think about their bottom line. They don’t have all day to look at these thousands of potential Hack Ads. They need to work in what matters most, their Bank Account.

In addition, this is not restricted to Google Ads, Facebook seems to have their fair share of Hack Ads, and Apps as well. So, when you’re visiting your favorite site, just think that Ad might not be just an Ad.