bits and bytes : Rogues

Debate with rogue antispyware maker

tashi — Sun, 04 Nov 2007 20:55:00 GMT

I have been following a discussion of iedefender at CastleCops which is five pages long so far. The topic started with: "Attached below is a copy of IEdefender (hxxp://www.iedefender.com/) a new rogue software." To which the vendor replied:...(read more)

VirusRay, latest Zlob rogue anti-spyware program

tashi — Tue, 23 Oct 2007 19:53:00 GMT

The Zlob Trojan Downloader typically poses as audio or video codecs, required to be installed on your computer so you can watch or listen to certain media. VirusRay is just the latest infection that downloads and installs rogue anti-spyware programs and...(read more)

TRUSTe finds Rogue Distributor Exploiting Security Flaws

tashi — Mon, 23 Jul 2007 05:04:00 GMT

TRUSTe Blog: RelevantKnowledge Removed from TDP White List for Three Months "After notification by several sources, TRUSTe investigated a distributor installing comScore’s RelevantKnowledge on consumer machines through a security exploit." "The...(read more)

“Ads by Google” pushing Rogues

tashi — Mon, 14 May 2007 21:04:00 GMT

Cross post from certifiedbug.com Normally I don’t bother to go through all the spams received on this blog before deletion, however today one Spam caught my eye: “download free removal spybot spyware | http://removalspyware.info |” because I have seen...(read more)

CDT and StopBadware file complaint with FTC against rogue site

tashi — Sun, 10 Dec 2006 17:52:00 GMT

Virus Bulletin reports : "The Argentina-based, English-language site FastMP3Search.com.ar promotes itself as a rapid MP3 search service and requires the installation of a 'plugin' to enable searching of its content. According to StopBadware...(read more)