Archive for November, 2006

Fake video codecs are now among the top sources of spyware and malware infections. Thousands of Internet users download and install such codecs every single day. As a result, we receive numerous reports of widely spread trojans, corrupt anti-spyware programs, browser hijackers and other malicious pests.
Unfortunately, it is very difficult to stop fake codecs. Most […]

New security vulnerability in the second most popular web browser Mozilla Firefox has been discovered yesterday. It is called a reverse cross-site request, or RCSR, flaw. It can be exploited in order to steal user confidential information (passwords, login names, personal details) stored in the Firefox Password Manager.
Usually, when the user visits a web site […]

It’s never been easier to make your own “number one” spyware remover. All you have to do is to grab an infamous rogue like SpyAxe or Spyware Quake, rebrand it by changing some words in its interface or replacing some of its icons and design elements, and voila, now you can sell your own latest […]

Earlier this month, we wrote that Zango, the infamous adware company, has agreed to pay $3 million to settle a suit brought by the FTC alleging that the company used bad practices to install adware to millions of computers around the world without end user knowledge and consent.
It was very good news that experts and […]

Sunbelt Software, makers of the popular CounterSpy anti-spyware program, published interesting examples of creative image spam.
Image spam is a new form of spam where bogus e-mail messages come with no text that can be detected by regular anti-spam filters. Instead, images containing spam are embedded in letters or automatically downloaded from the Internet using hyperlinks […]

Earlier this month, Zango, the infamous adware company, has agreed to pay $3 million dollars to settle a suit brought by the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC). Only one week passed, and FTC wins another battle. This time it’s even more impressive. It seems that Media Motor, the notorious spyware and adware distributor, finally gets […]

Yesterday, we wrote about new extremely critical vulnerability in Microsoft software utilized by an exploit that installs malware to computers running Internet Explorer 6 and Internet Explorer 7. Today, it’s another new flaw. It was discovered more than a week ago, but hackers began actively exploiting it just now.
Vulnerability is quite similar to that we […]

New extremely critical vulnerability has been discovered in Microsoft XML Core Services. This flaw can be exploited in order to execute malicious code remotely, i.e. secretly install harmful parasites without user consent. Unfortunately, an exploit already exists, and all you have to do to get infected is visit a web page hosting it.
The XMLHTTP vulnerability, […]

Zango, formerly 180solutions, the infamous adware company known for its adware and trackware programs like ZangoSearch and 180SearchAssistant, has agreed to pay three million dollars to settle a suit brought by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) alleging that company’s software was installed to millions of computers around the world without end user knowledge and consent. […]