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Anti-spyware demo turns malware double agent
A strain of malware disguised as anti-spyware has become the latest double-agent in multi-step "convergence" crime online. The scam, which prompts users to download malware by posing as an anti-spyware demo, has proliferated dramatically, as reported incidences of its distribution have increased by 1000 percent in the last month, according to Don Jackson, senior analyst at SecureWorks. Jackson believes the scam is being hosted by hackers using Russian Business Network services (RBN), an illegal ISP responsible for hosting a significant amount of malicious and criminal content on the Web. The scam reportedly lures users browsing "a legitimate, high-traffic Web site where a legitimate-appearing ad is hosted", claims Jackson. A spokesperson for MessageLabs said the scam is similar to any other involving adware: "These things are coming off legitimate Web sites with material linked back to a disreputable source," the spokesperson said.
You Don't Promote Innovation By Holding Back Those Who Push The ...
Be it your buddies LAN or the internet, your network connection speed will never exceed the media connected to it. While ISPs (Both Telcos and "other" ) are always improving networks, you have to keep in mind that total network capacity is a static and measurable resource, especially in the last mile. (reply to this comment) (link to this comment) Let The Sell It Their Way by Derek Kerton on Nov 21st, 2007 @ 10:57am For me, I see arguments on both sides of this issue. I think that ultimately the ISPs should be able to sell their product with throttling - if they're honest about what they're selling, and if they are agnostic about what they throttle. - Honest: If an ISP wants to cap monthly throughput to prevent heavy users, then just say so. "Comcast HSI: $60/mo unlimited or $30/mo for 5GB of throughput." Of they could simply say: "After 10GB of throughput, we throttle your throughput down to 256kbps." I don't like any of those offers, but it IS a case of a company selling me a limited shared resource, and if they are honest about what they are selling, then it seems fair.
That Phishy Smell Is Coming from Yahoo
Should Yahoo or Melbourne IT not have allowed a registration including the name "paypal" in it? Nutty as it may be, depending on your point of view, the law appears to be unsettled. There are cases where the incorporation of another's trademark is a matter of free speech, like MicrosoftSucks.com. But nobody with a brain in his or her head would argue that using someone else's trademark to fool its customers into using the site is a legitimate use. .
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