INFOCHAT NEWS

A new ad-hijacking Trojan that hijacks Google text advertisements, replacing them with ads containing malware has been detected.  The threat, identified as “Trojan.Qhost.WU”, modifies the infected computer’s host file, and redirects queries sent to Google servers to rogue servers that display ads from third parties instead of from Google.
Users are affected because advertisements and/or linked sites [...]

Viacom has signed a $500m advertising and content deal with Microsoft, a development that will see Viacom dropping Google’s DoubleClick.
The five-year deal, which the companies said has a “projected base value” of $500m, will see Microsoft’s Atlas system replace DoubleClick to deliver ads across Viacom’s extensive range of US websites.

Microsoft announced that the first beta version of Internet Explorer 8 would be launched in the first half of 2008.  Microsoft assured users that its new version browser has been put through necessary tests to ensure it doesn’t ‘break’ the Web.
IE8 passed the Acid2 Browser Test from the Web Standards Project, which means [...]

The Justice Department said that software giant Microsoft Corp., Internet search engines Google Inc. and Yahoo Inc. have agreed to pay $31.5 million to settle charges that the three companies promoted illegal Internet gambling. The companies will pay money to the Justice Department and will also publicly advertise against illegal Internet gambling targeted [...]