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[bob3160]

Hacked Kaspersky Download Site Directs Users to Fake Antivirus

I hope this puts avast! on notice to be extra cautious and vigilant that this can't happen on it's website.

[YoKenny]

Second Wave of Adware Pounds Web Surfers
Once considered vanquished, adware has enjoyed a big resurgence in the last year, owing in large part to social networks.

By Leah Yamshon, PC World
October 19, 2010 10:01 AM ET

New adware companies are increasingly targeting Facebook, Twitter, and other popular social networking sites as a means of distribution. The share-friendly environment of such sites is ideal for spreading adware and trackware through third-party applications, which often hide their true intent.

The Origins of Adware

Adware is software that displays targeted ads when downloaded. It often comes bundled with downloadable games, movies, music files, or software programs, but it usually isn't listed as part of the download. Once on your system, the app tracks your online behavior and serves up ads based on that behavior. The ads may appear as shopping assistants, targeted ads, pop-up or pop-under windows, highlighted keywords, search toolbars, floating ads, or other annoying extras.

http://www.networkworld.com/news/2010/101910-second-wave-of-adware-pounds.html

Don't use Facebook apps.

[Alan Baxter]

Hacked Kaspersky Download Site Directs Users to Fake Antivirus

Thank you for the info, Omid.  You should have provided a link to the original eweek article rather than your copy of it in your blog.

Your blog gave no indication that it was pretty much a word-for-word copy of the eweek article.  In your blog, something like "eWeek reports: Kaspersky Hack Redirected Users To Fake AV Site, http://www.eweekeurope.co.uk/news/kaspersky-site-hack-redirected-users-to-fake-antivirus-site-10749" would have been better.  You could then have posted relevant excerpts from the article.  I didn't realize you were merely quoting the article until I ran across it on eWeek.

[Lisandro]

[Direct Download Links] Download Official, Original and Untouched Windows 7 ISO (32-bit and 64-bit)

When we purchase a new computer, it comes pre-installed with an OS, most of the times the OS is Microsoft Windows. Now almost all new computer systems are coming pre-installed with Windows 7.

Some computer manufacturers provide a recovery disc with their computers so that you can restore the OS in case you face problems while starting Windows.

But what would you do if you didn't get the recovery disc or if you lost the recovery disc. Even if you have your genuine product key noted down in your diary or printed on the backside of your computer, you can't use it to reinstall Windows because you don't have the setup disc.

[Omid Farhang]

Thank you for the info, Omid.  You should have provided a link to the original eweek article rather than your copy of it in your blog.

Your blog gave no indication that it was pretty much a word-for-word copy of the eweek article.  In your blog, something like "eWeek reports: Kaspersky Hack Redirected Users To Fake AV Site, http://www.eweekeurope.co.uk/news/kaspersky-site-hack-redirected-users-to-fake-antivirus-site-10749" would have been better.  You could then have posted relevant excerpts from the article.  I didn't realize you were merely quoting the article until I ran across it on eWeek.

[scythe944]

Post edit:

meh, better off I don't say a thing.

[Lisandro]

oh no... not another logos > polonus fight.

+1
A place to post interesting things... please!

[Asyn]

Hacked Kaspersky Download Site Directs Users to Fake Antivirus

More info...
http://www.securityweek.com/kasperskys-us-download-site-attacked-users-experience-malicious-redirect
http://countermeasures.trendmicro.eu/kaspersky-download-site-spread-fake-av/
http://forum.kaspersky.com/index.php?s=40007e9e04e2356cefdeb4cb5164dbfd&showtopic=189198&st=0&p=1504976&#entry1504976
asyn

[Lisandro]

Microsoft Security Essentials Outperforms Paid Antivirus in AV Test
http://news.softpedia.com/news/Microsoft-Security-Essentials-Outperforms-Paid-Antivirus-in-AV-Test-162064.shtml

[YoKenny]

The worst technology and gadgets of all time
http://www.sync-blog.com/sync/2010/10/the-worst-technology-and-gadgets-of-all-time.html

[bob3160]

The worst technology and gadgets of all time
http://www.sync-blog.com/sync/2010/10/the-worst-technology-and-gadgets-of-all-time.html

Someone actually liked AOL .... 

[Asyn]

Someone actually liked AOL .... 

Who..
asyn

[DavidR]

Microsoft Security Essentials Outperforms Paid Antivirus in AV Test
http://news.softpedia.com/news/Microsoft-Security-Essentials-Outperforms-Paid-Antivirus-in-AV-Test-162064.shtml

Interestingly there is no link to the actual test data and of course avast wasn't included in the test.

[YoKenny]

Someone actually liked AOL .... 

Who..
asyn

Simon Cohen in the Comments.

BonziBUDDY gets my vote as the worst gadget.

[mkis]

Someone actually liked AOL .... 

yes. AOL stockholders on a rising market

http://money.cnn.com/1998/11/24/technology/aol/

http://money.cnn.com/2000/01/10/deals/aol_warner/

But happy time wasn't to last
And have to remember most people was on dialup