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Stopbadware Scolds Apple Over Safari Carpet Bomb

2008-05-23 18:11:43 by Dave Lewis in Liquidmatrix Security Digest
 
...Stopbadware.org, a group founded by Google, Chinese computer maker Lenovo Group and Sun, on Monday asked Apple to reconsider its refusal to address the flaw as a security problem StopBadware.org believes that users should have control over software being downloaded to their computers, and we encourage Apple to reconsider its stance and treat...
 
Tags: apple, users, stopbadware, windows users desktop, encourage apple, security issue, protect users, safari web browser, org
 
 
 
 
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Impersonating StopBadware.org to Serve Fake Security Warnings

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2008-07-21 03:30:51 by Dancho Danchev in Dancho Danchev's Blog - Mind Streams of Information Security Knowledge
...Stopbadware.org in order to server fake security warnings that ultimately lead to fake security software stopbadware2008 .com (58.65.238.171) is one of these examples, where stopbadware2008 .com/antivirus.php redirects to infectionscanner .com and attempts to trick the user into installing download.infectionscanner.com /AntvrsInstall.exe ....
 
Tags: fake security, fake security software, insecure internet activity, internet activity, insecure internet, insecure, lead, fake video codecs, portfolio
 
 
 
 
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Consumer Overconfidence?

2008-04-07 19:31:05 by Doug Woodall in The Spyware Biz Blog
 
...StopBadware recently commissioned a Zogby poll of internet users feelings about online safety. We found that 88 percent of internet users feel safe when accessing the internet, and 84 percent feel they have the information and tools needed to make good decisions to protect their privacy and security online Unfortunately, this confidence does...
 
Tags: internet users feelings, internet users, internet, online safety, consumer, online, percent, consumer education, security online
 
 
 
 
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Summarizing July's Threatscape

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2008-08-01 16:08:24 by Dancho Danchev in Dancho Danchev's Blog - Mind Streams of Information Security Knowledge
...StopBadware.org to Serve Fake Security Warnings Typosquatting popular security vendors and services is nothing new, by having HostFresh providing the hosting for the parked domains promoting the rogue security software, is a privilege and flattery for the success of the Stopbadware initiative 23. Coding Spyware and Malware for Hire...
 
Tags: malware, profitable malware operations, malware authors, malware tools, malware coder, malware kit, malware infection, neosploit malware kit, spam
 
 
 
 
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Introducing Google's online security efforts

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2007-05-21 09:43:00 by A Googler in Google Online Security Blog
...StopBadware . org's Tips for Cleaning and Securing a Website
 
Tags: activity, malware activity, web servers, servers, malware, anti- malware effort, malware distribution servers, sites, web sites
 
 
 
 
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The New Media Malware Gang - Part Two

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2007-12-28 18:17:45 by HASH0x89ec53c in Dancho Danchev's Blog - Mind Streams of Information Security Knowledge
...Stopbadware , then see how they reply with a "Die();" message on one of their IPs ( 85.255.116.206 ), which is instantly confirming the positive ROI of your actions. The New Media Malware gang currently operates the following domains/IPs flashupdate.net/images/index.php taktomi.ru/NewYear/ad l0calh0st.jino-net.ru/tds3...
 
Tags: malware, php, malware gang directly, media malware gang, malware attack, holidays, happy holidays, xmas holidays, spl
 
 
 
 
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Massive IFRAME SEO Poisoning Attack Continuing

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2008-03-27 21:12:29 by HASH0x8b4fa7c in Dancho Danchev's Blog - Mind Streams of Information Security Knowledge
...StopBadware commenting on XP Antivirus 2008 , and US-CERT issuing a warning about the incident, after another week of monitoring the campaign and the type of latest malware and sites targeted, the campaign is still up and running, poisoning what looks like over a million search queries with loadable IFRAMES, whose loading state entirely...
 
Tags: massive, single massive seo, profile sites, profile sites iframe, attack, seo, malware, malware attack, massive blackhat seo
 
 
 
 
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Anti-malware group scolds Apple over Safari 'carpet bomb'

2008-05-21 13:00:00 by Editor in Computerworld Security News
 
StopBadware.org wants Apple to beef up its Safari Web browser to better protect users from exploits that could allow attackers to download malicious code to a Mac or Windows user's desktop
 
Tags: download malicious code, safari web browser, apple, protect users, windows user, exploits, attackers, stopbadware, org
 
 
 
 
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Group says Google a top source of badware

2008-06-24 00:00:00 by Robert McMillan in Network World on Security
 
Internet consumer advocacy group Stopbadware.org released data on "badware" Web sites on Tuesday, saying that Google was one of the top five networks responsible for hosting these dangerous Web sites
 
Tags: dangerous web sites, web sites, internet consumer advocacy, google, networks responsible, badware, top, stopbadware, org