False Alarm: Kaspersky Incorrectly IDs Google AdSense as Malicious Script

Published: January 25, 2010

Monday's update to Kaspersky's anti-virus software is falsely issuing a Trojan warning on all Web sites using Google AdSense.

Google AdSense is widely used on publishing Web sites, including IT Jungle, to display ad content. Kaspersky users visiting sites in the Google ad syndication network are being incorrectly warned those sites are infected with a malicious Trojan-linked JavaScript. This issue is affecting sites throughout the Internet.

IT Jungle is aware of the problem, and we have thoroughly checked our site and found no issues. Kaspersky users who get a Trojan warning when visiting the IT Jungle site can rest assured we do not have a Trojan on our site, and the warning is due to the error in the Kaspersky anti-virus software.

Kaspersky Labs is working on a new update to fix the Google AdSense problem.