{"id":52897,"date":"2016-03-21T19:17:37","date_gmt":"2016-03-21T19:17:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pcmatic.com\/blog\/?p=52897"},"modified":"2016-03-21T19:17:37","modified_gmt":"2016-03-21T19:17:37","slug":"trojans-ransomware-malware-oh-my","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pcmatic.com\/blog\/trojans-ransomware-malware-oh-my\/","title":{"rendered":"Malicious Ads Found on Top Sites"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Over the weekend multiple malicious ads were found on highly known sites that were infected with trojans and ransomware viruses&#8230;<\/strong><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Big name sites are a goldmine for hackers.\u00a0\u00a0One URL that we all probably\u00a0see\u00a0daily, msn.com,\u00a0was among many of the infected sites.\u00a0 Some of the others include\u00a0realtor.com, nfl.com, xfinity.com, and <a 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