Spyware Sucks

"There is no magic fairy dust protecting Macs" - Dai Zovi, security researcher and co-author of The Mac Hacker's Handbook.

"The Biblical wisdom “pride comes before a fall” needs to be foremost in the minds of security professionals. There are several aspects to this truth, but it starts with believing it is true. For one, the bad guys are always getting better and trying to get in. They are working harder than ever to defeat whatever you are doing to protect your enterprise. This knowledge alone will change your perspective on your job and when you are “done". What worked today may not work tomorrow. In this light, be careful about the promises you make to others regarding security and the protections you are deploying." - Dan Lohrmann

You have heard of bio-diversity, yes? Welcome to the brave new world of malver-diversity

Edit: Ok, I admit it, I need glasses dagnabit - super embarrassing typo fixed ... :o)

I invented a new word today: malver-diversity

The goal of this blog post is to highlight just how diverse a gallery of advertisements has been created by the criminals behind the malvertizements. They have no shame, impersonating everything from WeightWatchers to Oxfam.

All of the advertisements that you see below are screenshots of malvertizements that I have crossed my desk just this month because somebody, somewhere, wanted the advertisement to be checked. Pretty amazing, yes?

car.com