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MSN Norway serving Flash exploits through malvertising

MSN Norway serving Flash exploits through malvertisingAnd the average userIs left where? Generally, bewildered. Even the original story is at the limits of her/his understanding because of the use of insider terms. "Portal" is mysterious to some people. Got a cure-all for the simpletons?--GlennP.S. I'm...

Tags: Portals, MSN Norway, MSN

Discussion threads 2008-09-05

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Gawker Media tricked into featuring malicious Suzuki ads

A group of cybercriminals have successfully managed to trick Gawker's ad sales team into featuring malicious ads serving Adobe exploits (CVE-2008-2992; CVE-2009-0927) and scareware, by impersonating a legitimate ad agency inquiring about an upcoming Suzuki ad campaign. According to Gawker Media, the malware distributors were one of...

Tags: Advertisement, Gawker Media, Suzuki, Dancho Danchev

Blog posts 2009-10-27

The ultimate guide to scareware protection

Throughout the last two years, scareware fake security software, quickly emerged as the single most profitable monetization strategy for cybercriminals to take advantage of. Due to the aggressive advertising practices applied by the cybercrime gangs, thousands of users fall victim to the scam on a daily...

Tags: Search Engine Optimization, Web, Search Engine, Antivirus, Malware, Social Engineering, Security Software, Search, Spyware, Adware & Malware, Cyberthreats, Viruses And Worms, Security, Marketing Research, Marketing, Dancho Danchev

Blog posts 2009-09-13

EyeWonder malware incident affects popular web sites

During the last couple of hours, visitors of popular and high trafficked web sites such as CNN, BBC, Washington Post, Gamespot, WorldOfWarcraft, Mashable, Chow.com, ITpro.co.uk, AndroidCommunity; Engadget and Chip.de, started reporting that parts of the web sites are unreachable due to malware warnings appearing through the EyeWonder interactive digital advertising...

Tags: Web, EyeWonder, Malware, Web Site, Spyware, Adware & Malware, Cyberthreats, Viruses And Worms, Security, Dancho Danchev

Blog posts 2009-07-03

Scareware pops-up at FoxNews

There have been numerous reports from affected users that a scareware variant of PersonalAntivirus and ExtraAntivirus has been poping-up at FoxNews.com during the last couple of days, through a malvertising campaign. This most recent case of malvertising (MSN Norway serving Flash exploits through malvertising; Fake Antivirus XP...

Tags: Web, Advertisement, Campaign, Network, Web Site, Web Site Development, Channel Management, Security, Viruses And Worms, Internet, Marketing, Dancho Danchev

Blog posts 2009-04-15

Adobe Reader 9 and Acrobat 9 zero day exploited in the wild

Yesterday, Adobe confirmed the existence of a critical vulnerability affecting Adobe Reader and Acrobat versions 9.0 and earlier, originally detected by the Shadowserver Foundation last week. The onging targeted attacks have since been confirmed by both, Symantec and McAfee urging users to disable JavaScript in Adobe Reader...

Tags: Adobe Systems Inc., Adobe Acrobat, Adobe Acrobat Reader, Attack, Security, Dancho Danchev

Blog posts 2009-02-20

TechCrunch50: Day 3

Photo by Steve Maller I've been covering TC50 for the past few days, and believe it or not, I'm still hungry for more startup pitches. 6:30 a.m. The final sessions of the conference are posted on BusinessWire: s Akoha...

Tags: Hollywood, YouTube Inc., Video, Photograph, Bojam, Truecar, Playce, Panelist, Corporate Communications, Games, Marketing, Personal Technology, Andrew Mager

Blog posts 2008-09-10

News to know: IE 8; iPhone password locks; SOA; Palm Treo Pro reviews

Here are today’s notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily: Mary Jo Foley: IE 8 Beta 2 ready for download Ed Bott: Internet Explorer 8 gets a massive makeover Gallery: Internet Explorer 8 Beta 2 ...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Password, Palm Inc., Palm Treo, SOA, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Web Browsers, Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Cellular Phones, Handhelds, Internet, Web Services, Enterprise Software, Software, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Hardware, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2008-08-28

MSN Norway serving Flash exploits through malvertising

Morten Krakvik from the Norwegian Honeynet Project is reporting that MSN Norway is among the latest victims of malvertising, a practice where a bogus advertising provider tricks leading portals into accepting advertisements from its network, which often end up redirecting to live exploit URLs. The recent wave of malvertising that...

Tags: MSN, Advertisement, Portals, Internet, Dancho Danchev

Blog posts 2008-08-27

US trustbusters to Europe: Apple DRM monopoly? What monopoly?

In a story that still has my head spinning and me wondering whether I need to go on medication or something, US antitrust officials are apparently lobbying foreign officials on Apple's behalf. Reuter's Peter Kaplan reports:A top U.S. antitrust official on Wednesday urged foreign governments to think twice before interfering...

Tags: monopolist, Apple Computer Inc.

Blog posts 2006-09-15

Skype vs. Gizmo UI? Hah! No comparison

Skype vs. Gizmo UI? Hah! No comparisonFirefox vs IEYour complaint is sort of like comparing Firefox vs IE, or even Mozilla. Skype offers the basic funcionality and you add the plug-ins you want. Some of us like to be nimble.Horses for CoursesRussell,Many thanks for bringing us up-to-date on...

Tags: Session Initiation Protocol (SIP), Web browsers, Skype Technologies S.A.

Discussion threads 2005-07-25

MSN's Web search picks up steam

MSN's Web search picks up steamWell you think you're ready then flip the switch already!Whats up with this partial rollout?There're new search engines coming up everyday. They don't seem to have a problem. Why does MS then?Unless its a server problem. HAHA this funny. Your dog food just doesn't cut...

Tags: Linux, SEARCH, OPEN SOURCE, UNIX, Servers, Operating systems, Internet search, MSN, advertisement, Google Inc., MSN Maps, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2005-01-15