Myspace is having image problems. Now they’re getting worse. Myspace served up hacked ads to a million people. The folks ended up having spyware installed instead:

Using software that captures and analyzes Web traffic, La Pilla found that the installation program contacted a Russian-language Web server in Turkey that tracks how many times the program was installed, presumably because most of this adware is installed by third parties who get paid for each installation. The data there indicate that the adware was installed on 1.07 million computers, La Pilla said, adding that all seven of the Internet addresses contacted by the downloader Trojan appear to be inactive at this time.

Myspace keeps on running into troubles over their internal controls, or their lack thereof. Hackers are continously targeting high traffic websites, looking for a mass audience to infect.

One more reason to use Firefox is also what this story tell us.