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AntiVirus XP ads on Google?

2008-10-03 15:12:03 by Doug Woodall in The Spyware Biz Blog
 
...distributors sued Malware vendors hide well, however they do make mistakes. Distributors of Antivirus XP were bold enough and dumb enough to buy advertisements on Google Adwords! You get it right: someone looking for anti-virus software on Google search engine was offered Antivirus XP by official adds from Google. The scam was noticed...
 
Tags: google, antivirus, google adwords, distributors, distributors sued, malware vendors hide, anti-virus software, security experts, awful program
 
 
 
 
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oCERT: New clearinghouse for open-source vulnerabilities

2008-05-14 07:47:57 by Editor in Adventures in Security
 
Not all open-source distributors are capable (or willing) to build a vulnerability/patch notification system. This was a problem until now. In his article, McAllister provides a link to a new site provided by CERT, oCERT, that provides an open-source vulnerability database. It has promise
 
Tags: open-source vulnerability database, notification system, ocert, open-source distributors, link, mcallister, cert, capable, site
 
 
 
 
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Beware the Zangobot!

2008-05-16 09:01:00 by Russ McRee in HolisticInfoSec.org
 
...distributors of Storm. While theres no love between us, they're not complete idiots, and they know that if they got caught they'd be in serious trouble with the FTC Nonetheless, let the speculation and research begin BEWARE THE ZANGOBOT I hereby declare a contest! We need a Zangobot graphic. Get your creative juices flowing and send your...
 
Tags: deploy zango adware, zango, zangobot, zango adware, zangobot graphic, storm, information security book, winner receives mention, adware company notorious
 
 
 
 
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Washington state pursues 'scareware' distributors

2008-09-29 00:00:00 by HASH0x8b58f7c in Network World on Security
 
The Washington state attorney general's office has sued a Texas man for sending "scareware" and is asking the court to require him to stop his activities and pay restitution to people who fell for his alleged scam
 
Tags: washington, scareware, texas, sued, require, court, stop, attorney, activities
 
 
 
 
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XRumer Spambot Cracks Captchas

2008-10-03 11:40:21 by Editor in IT Security - The IT Security Industry's Web Resource
 
...distributors can go so far as to hire real people to do their dirty work Instead of trying to build better CAPTCHA-cracking programs, the malware industry went out and got itself some humans of its own. This effectively bypasses the primary security strength of the CAPTCHA system and leaves it entirely dependent on what well call secondary...
 
Tags: captchas, bot, primary security strength, windows live hotmail, spam bot, ars technica suggests, hire real people, popular sites, xrumer
 
 
 
 
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Tips for staying safe online this Holiday season

2008-11-28 16:37:01 by Doug Woodall in The Spyware Biz Blog
 
...distributors of online security products in the country. Many people think of their computer much like they would an appliance, such as a microwave or stereo that behaves in a predictable pre-programmed way. But, in reality computers are dynamic devices that evolve dramatically with the installation of each new program. Its important to...
 
Tags: online, tips, online security products, computer safely, safety tips, computer, dynamic devices, datas top, safe
 
 
 
 
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CBS Web Site Bitten by IFRAME Hack

2008-12-03 00:40:03 by Editor in Digg / Security
 
It appears that Russian malware distributors were able to launch another iFrame attack on a subdomain of the cbs.com site so that it was serving remote malware to any visitors
 
Tags: russian malware distributors, remote malware, iframe attack, site, cbs, launch, subdomain, visitors, appears
 
 
 
 
 
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