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Hacked Kaspersky Download Site Directs Users to Fake Antivirus
Second Wave of Adware Pounds Web SurfersOnce 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 ETNew 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 AdwareAdware 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.
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.
oh no... not another logos > polonus fight.
The worst technology and gadgets of all timehttp://www.sync-blog.com/sync/2010/10/the-worst-technology-and-gadgets-of-all-time.html
Someone actually liked AOL ....
Microsoft Security Essentials Outperforms Paid Antivirus in AV Testhttp://news.softpedia.com/news/Microsoft-Security-Essentials-Outperforms-Paid-Antivirus-in-AV-Test-162064.shtml
Quote from: bob3160 on October 21, 2010, 02:52:19 PMSomeone actually liked AOL .... Who..asyn