Why does nytimes.com get me a malware warning?

[Acsenray]

Just yesterday I noticed that when I try to access nytimes.com on my Macbook, I get a malware warning. What's up with that? Could I have malware that gives me a false malware warning?

[johnpost]

it is not unusual to have ads placed on sites by ad servers to trigger malware warnings. it is a method that has been used to pass genuine threats.