http://www.pdxtc.com/wpblog/viruses-and-scams/trojan-marketing-subverts-google-ads/ Wed, 20 Aug 2008 09:27:37 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 http://www.pdxtc.com/wpblog/viruses-and-scams/trojan-marketing-subverts-google-ads/#comment-43900 Search Engine Marketing Thu, 27 Dec 2007 16:16:52 +0000 http://www.pdxtc.com/wpblog/viruses-and-scams/trojan-marketing-subverts-google-ads/#comment-43900 From what i understand the problem Google faces is that the searcher's computer is infected with the trojan which will replace adwords shown in SERPs with other ads from different providers. If this is the case, it is very difficult for Google to take control of the situation because ultimately it is the user's responsibility to clear his/her own viruses. Unless Google is offering vouchers for virus removal software? I doubt so... From what i understand the problem Google faces is that the searcher’s computer is infected with the trojan which will replace adwords shown in SERPs with other ads from different providers. If this is the case, it is very difficult for Google to take control of the situation because ultimately it is the user’s responsibility to clear his/her own viruses. Unless Google is offering vouchers for virus removal software? I doubt so…

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