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Even Google Gets Viruses Sometimes


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Romanian antivirus company BitDefender reported Google text ads are being hijacked by a Trojan virus that replaces its ads with text from another provider.

In response, Google has cancelled customer accounts that display ads redirecting users to malicious sites or that advertise products violating its "software principles," according to Globe and Mail.

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