One in 20 web users infected with ad injection software

Google announces crackdown on software and removes ‘deceptive’ extensions from Chrome webstore following new researchMore than one in 20 web users are infected with ad injectors, a type of malware that puts unwanted adverts on web pages, according to new research from Google.As a result, the company has announced a new crackdown on the software, which can manifest either as a browser extension or a standalone application. Google removed almost 200 “deceptive” extensions from the web stor