WetPaint and Malware notices WetPaint uses Adobe Flash Player. I am simply going to copy from the WetPaint moderators site. If you haven't updated your Flash Player recently-do it now! Flash Player is used on most sites with ads so it is likely if you don't encounter this on WetPaint you will elsewhere:
Wetpaint News -Critical Security Update Adobe recently announced a critical security update for Flash Player 10. We recommend that you install this update in order to help protect your computer. We've heard reports of users encountering some kind of malware, and we believe this update may protect you.
Latest Status Updates AttentionMalware from Advertisements Some Malware warnings found on Wetpaint wikis are results of attackers that have exploited some critical vulnerabilities that exist in Adobe Flash Player (v9.0.159.0 and v10.0.22.87) Please visit Adobe's website and download the security fix.
The Adobe site also has a notice about this and advises everyone to update their players.