Malware hidden on NZ MetService website
The MetService has confirmed visitors to its website in the past few days may have contracted a computer virus from malware hidden in online advertisements on the site.
The state-owned enterprise said it became aware of the issue at 8pm last night and immediately shut down the computer server that served up advertisements on its website to prevent more people being infected. Computer users would not necessarily have needed to click on an advertisement to be infected.
A spokesman initially denied knowledge of the malware when first contacted by The Dominion Post this morning, saying he had not been briefed on any incident Some computer users reported being infected by a virus called Personal Shield Pro after visiting the MetService site. Most were not initially sure which site had been responsible for the infection. Computer users have been flocking to the MetService website in recent days, because of the extreme weather.
