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All the malware that's fit to print

All the malware that's fit to print

Posted Sep 18, 2009 0:31 UTC (Fri) by jamienk (guest, #1144)
Parent article: All the malware that's fit to print

Why do the ad networks want website operators to run a script? Why not just give an image link like [img src="adnetwork.com/adimage.php?client_id=123456"]? What advantages does the javascript have for either party?


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All the malware that's fit to print

Posted Sep 21, 2009 6:30 UTC (Mon) by man_ls (subscriber, #15091) [Link]

It makes the monkey bounce more gracefully when you try to hit it with the banana.

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