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- ICANN terminates EstDomains, Directi takes over 280k domains
- ICANN terminates EstDomains, Directi takes over 280k domainsThey will just come backunder a different nameThe backlash is probably coming in 2009I applaud the anti-spamming and anti-phishing measures that many registrars are taking, but there is going to be some backlash. There are still many governments and NGOs around the world...
- Tags: ICANN, DirectI, Estdomains, backlash
- Discussion threads 2008-12-03
- ICANN terminates EstDomains, Directi takes over 280k domains
- Following ICANN's notice of termination sent to cybercrime-friendly domain registrar EstDomains in October, on the 24th of November the termination became a reality and EstDomains is no more. Despite the public concerns of who will take the 280,000 domains, and that includes the cybercrime facilitating ones, Directi's ResellerClub is new...
- Tags: Registrar, ICANN, Domain, EstDomains, Directi, Security Community, Domain Names, Security, Internet, Dancho Danchev
- Blog posts 2008-12-03
- Cybercrime friendly EstDomains loses ICANN registrar accreditation
- Despite EstDomains persistent press releases during the last couple of days, next to the domain registrar's delayed response to the security community, on Thursday the ICANN has sent a notice of termination of their registrar accreditation agreement with EstDomains, following obtained court records stating that EstDomains president Vladimir Tsastsin has...
- Tags: Registrar, Termination, ICANN, EstDomains, Workforce Management, Human Resources, Dancho Danchev
- Blog posts 2008-10-29
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- Overall spam volume unaffected by 3FN/Pricewert's ISP shutdown
- Following last week's shutdown of 3FN/Pricewert's operations by the FTC, wishful thinkers expected a major decline in the overall spam volume, with botnet masters once again caught off guard just like it happened in November, 2008 with McColo's shutdown. However, according to numerous vendors that doesn't seem...
- Tags: Internet Service Provider, Malware, FTC, Spam Volume, 3FN/Pricewert, Marshal8e6, Rustock, Pricewert, Internet Service Providers (ISPs), Cyberthreats, Spyware, Adware & Malware, Business Security, Viruses And Worms, Security, Internet, Business Operations, Dancho Danchev
- Blog posts 2009-06-10
- Bad, bad, cybercrime-friendly ISPs!
- In a post-McColo, post-Atrivo and post-EstDomains cybercrime ecosystem, the researchers at FireEye have recently launched a "Bad Actors series" aiming to put the spotlight on some of the currently active badware actors online. The sampled ISPs represent safe heavens for drop zones for banker malware, DNSChanger malware, rogue security software...
- Tags: Internet Service Provider, Malware, Internet Service Providers (ISPs), Spyware, Adware & Malware, Cyberthreats, Viruses And Worms, Security, Internet, Dancho Danchev
- Blog posts 2009-03-04
- Fake WordPress site distributing backdoored release
- Can you find five differences between these two sites? Wordpresz.org may indeed look like WordPress.org, but the 2.6.4 release it's distributing is on purposely backdoored in order to steal the content of cookies from those who have installed it, potentially leading to to hijacking of their WordPress blogging platforms for...
- Tags: Wordpress, Dancho Danchev
- Blog posts 2008-11-06
- Phishers apply quality assurance, start validating credit card numbers
- With the exact number of end users interacting with phishing emails by submitting bogus data still unknown, phishers are on the other hand continuing to apply basic quality assurance processes ensuring that they will be collecting only validated credit card details, and limiting the opportunity for researchers and end users...
- Tags: QA, Credit Card, Phishing, Cyberthreats, Spam, Viruses And Worms, Security, Spam And Phishing, Dancho Danchev
- Blog posts 2008-10-30
- Estonian registrar gets a reprieve
- ICANN has stayed the termination of Estonian registrar EstDomains, pending a review of the company's response. ICANN terminated the company after the president was convicted of fraud and money laundering. by Richard Koman
- Tags: Registrar, ICANN, Litigation, Workforce Management, Business Operations, Human Resources, Richard Koman, Domain Name, Domain Names, Sales Channel, Internet, Sales
- Blog posts 2008-10-30
- News to know: Windows 7; OpenOffice flaws; Cybercrime; Apple
- Here are today’s notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily: Ed Bott: You've got Windows 7 questions, I've got answers Sam Diaz: Real vows fight for RealDVD, adjusts outlook Ryan Naraine: Code execution flaws...
- Tags: Apple iPhone, Larry Dignan, Hewlett-Packard Co., Microsoft Windows 7, Flaw, LinkedIn, Apple Inc., Microsoft Corp., Matthew Miller, Microsoft Windows, OpenOffice, Linux, Federal Government, Operating Systems, Software, Office Suites, Government
- Blog posts 2008-10-30
- 180solutions sponsors Yapbrowser and... child porn?
- My head is swimming and I feel ill. I just read the blogs about 180solutions' latest -- Yapbrowser, installed from 180's servers no less, that directs all search requests to child porn sites. And this from a company that has made countless claims of cleaning up their act....
- Tags: Yapbrowser
- Blog posts 2006-04-17
- ISPs hosting spyware - who are they?
- Recently I mentioned ISPs hosting spyware and said "Everyone in the anti-spyware community knows who these ISPs are." Now we have a perfect example. It starts with a SANS post today recommending to unblock an IP range they previously recommended blocking. Based on feedback from Intercage customers,...
- Tags: ESThost, Atrivo
- Blog posts 2006-02-01
- New spyware trick - fake keylogger scare tactics by rogue anti-spyware
- I don't know if these rogue anti-spyware/spyware pushers are getting desperate, or they think no one will notice, but super rogue Razespyware, which earned a place on the top 10 rogue anti-spyware of 2005, has a new very dirty and very deceptive trick to frighten users into paying for the...
- Tags: keylogger, InterCage Inc., fake keylogger
- Blog posts 2006-01-20
- New rogue is SpyAxe clone
- I just learned about new supposed anti-spyware program, an identical twin to SpyAxe. SpyAxe got number one on the 2005 top ten rogue anti-spyware list. This new app is called SpywareStrike and I wouldn't be surprised to hear that it is downloaded with spyware just like its twin SpyAxe. the...
- Tags: anti-spyware, Spyaxe
- Blog posts 2006-01-05
- SpyAxe anti-spyware installed by trojan
- Supposed anti-spyware program SpyAxe is installed by a trojan named zlob.cy (aka Trojan-Downloader.Win32.Zlob) according to F-Secure. SpyAxe showed up on the scene about two months ago and has earned quite a name for itself. SpyAxe manages to appear on users' desktops without any notice or consent, as seen here, with...
- Tags: Spyware, Spyware, adware & malware, SECURITY, Viruses and worms, Cyberthreats, trojan horse, Spyaxe, infection, anti-spyware
- Blog posts 2005-12-17
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