Adware vendors buy Chrome Extensions to send ad- and malware-filled:
updates:http://arstechnica.com/security/2014/01/malware-vendors-buy-chrome-extensions-to-send-adware-filled-updates/
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Showing posts with label Scumbags. Show all posts
Friday, January 17, 2014
Tuesday, January 22, 2013
IAC\ASK Unwanted ineffective(except to make them $$$)Toolbar Installation Practices
From Ben Edleman, a full accounting of what IAC\ASK does to get a toolbar installed. Any toolbar they can make up. Some are a real stretch and plenty of them target kids
And goodness knows the results of having any of these is actually a lesser quality of search results, not to mention all kinds of intrusive system changes, all designed to make IAC\ASK a ton of money
IAC Toolbars and Traffic Arbitrage in 2013
And goodness knows the results of having any of these is actually a lesser quality of search results, not to mention all kinds of intrusive system changes, all designed to make IAC\ASK a ton of money
IAC Toolbars and Traffic Arbitrage in 2013
Wednesday, January 18, 2012
Tuesday, January 17, 2012
Telephony scams: Your machine told them it was infected? Really?
From Steven @ HPHosts:
It's been a while since I've written anything here, and as I'm taking a break from work, I thought I'd write something, in case you'd forgotten either about this site, or the scammy folks in Kolkata.
http://mysteryfcm.co.uk/?mode=Articles&date=18-01-2012
It's been a while since I've written anything here, and as I'm taking a break from work, I thought I'd write something, in case you'd forgotten either about this site, or the scammy folks in Kolkata.
http://mysteryfcm.co.uk/?mode=Articles&date=18-01-2012
Friday, May 01, 2009
Latest News & Info - May 1st
BotnetWeb - Part II
Windows Addresses the Changing AutoRun Threat Environment
Greedy Vendors Who Install Unwanted 'Extras' [Apr 28]
Microsoft finishes Vista SP2
Zlkon.lv disconnected - but apparently not completely gone
Phishers Hit Facebook with Scam Messages
Spam shame continues for USA as UK exits Dirty Dozen
Rogue Banner Ads [CRAWLER[Apr 30]
Rogues:Core Guard 2009 [Apr 29-30]
hpHosts: New feature for you :o)
ESET - April Threat Report
Trusted-DNS is anything but trustworthy
Windows Addresses the Changing AutoRun Threat Environment
Greedy Vendors Who Install Unwanted 'Extras' [Apr 28]
Microsoft finishes Vista SP2
Zlkon.lv disconnected - but apparently not completely gone
Phishers Hit Facebook with Scam Messages
Spam shame continues for USA as UK exits Dirty Dozen
Rogue Banner Ads [CRAWLER[Apr 30]
Rogues:Core Guard 2009 [Apr 29-30]
hpHosts: New feature for you :o)
ESET - April Threat Report
Trusted-DNS is anything but trustworthy
Wednesday, April 22, 2009
Sunday, March 29, 2009
Wednesday, December 17, 2008
Tuesday, December 09, 2008
Time To Exclude The Bad ISPs
In recent months, three questionable Internet service providers — EstDomains, Atrivo, and McColo — were effectively taken offline resulting in noticeable drops of malware and spam.
It is hard to argue that such takedowns, which took the command-and-control servers for several major botnets offline, would not benefit everyone who uses the Internet. Estimates of the decrease in spam from the McColo takedown ran from 40 to 80 percent, even if it lasted only for a short time. More importantly, as bulletproof hosting providers drop bad actors from their client list, the cost of hosting the command-and-control servers go up. Increasing the transaction costs to commit cybercrime is one of the best strategies to reduce it.
Time to Exclude Bad ISPs
It is hard to argue that such takedowns, which took the command-and-control servers for several major botnets offline, would not benefit everyone who uses the Internet. Estimates of the decrease in spam from the McColo takedown ran from 40 to 80 percent, even if it lasted only for a short time. More importantly, as bulletproof hosting providers drop bad actors from their client list, the cost of hosting the command-and-control servers go up. Increasing the transaction costs to commit cybercrime is one of the best strategies to reduce it.
Time to Exclude Bad ISPs
Tuesday, December 02, 2008
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Friday, October 03, 2008
Directi & HostFresh: Continued Cyber Crime Activity
Well it seems that Directi wasn't as sincere as they first indicated to rid themselves of association with cyber criminal activity.
Security researcher, developer and hpHosts owner Steven Burn has found a gang of scum as one of their customers.
As usual, he's gotten quite a bit of detail to support his findings.
Read all about it here.
Monday, September 22, 2008
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