Malvertisers? Really, Microsoft?

Slashdot article: Microsoft Files Suits Against "Malvertisers"
Microsoft On The Issues blog post: Bad Ad: Going After The Malvertising Threat


While this is nice, this "phenomenon" has been out there for years and Microsoft did nothing. Too late, too little? As visible on the screenshot in this article, I'm secure. In fact, I've been secure for the last few years. Even if I run Windows, I can recognize such crap, but since I don't ordinarily run Windows, I even laugh off at such "threats".


This one is particularly nasty to a newbie user, since you can even move that "window" pictured in there.  It's of course attempting to download an executable. 


To stay secure, use GNU/Linux. Wine can be easily removed :-)