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New malvertizement featuring WeightWatchers

Here's a screenshot - the SWF leads you to adtds2.promoplexer.com/statsa.php?campaign=bebo

Posted to Spyware Sucks by sandi on Thu, Apr 17 2008
Filed under: Filed under: Vulnerabilities, Security, safety and privacy on the Internet, viruses and exploits
Another malvertizement featuring yourmusic.com

Here's a screenshot - nothing new here... Malicious SWF URL: adroll.com/u/ads/POOPATPCXNFSNB35TZLVYO/FKM7SN4NXNAJLH75HOCZYB.swf Campaign. (Edited to correct host details) page2.googiesindication.com/crossdomain.xml Note: page2.googiesindication.com is hosted by the infamous Securehost. Nine Internet...

Posted to Spyware Sucks by sandi on Tue, Apr 15 2008
Filed under: Filed under: Vulnerabilities, Security, safety and privacy on the Internet, viruses and exploits
Another malvertizement at radiofrance.fr

Here it a screenshot of another malvertizement featuring Lady Speedstick "in situ". The URL for the malvertizement is: media.ftv-publicite.fr/0/OasDefault/2008_1349_I_1_4__Mega-RF-RG//france_728x90_LADY.swf As before, the malvertizement sends data to the criminals, even if you are not redirected...

Posted to Spyware Sucks by sandi on Mon, Apr 14 2008
Filed under: Filed under: Vulnerabilities, Security, safety and privacy on the Internet, viruses and exploits
Malvertizement at radiofrance.fr

A French version of the Lady Speedstick malvertizement is being displayed on Radio France's web site. Here is a screenshot: This is the URL of the malvertizement: media.ftv-publicite.fr/0/OasDefault/2008_1349_I_1_3__Pave-RF-RG//france_300x250_LADY.swf The malvertizement sends data to the criminals...

Posted to Spyware Sucks by sandi on Mon, Apr 14 2008
Filed under: Filed under: Vulnerabilities, Security, safety and privacy on the Internet, viruses and exploits
Alert: malvertizements targetting Macs reported at nytimes.com

As per this blog comment: http://msmvps.com/blogs/spywaresucks/archive/2008/04/13/1584989.aspx#1585954 Which points to this dslreports forum thread: http://www.dslreports.com/forum/r20328704-imunizator

Posted to Spyware Sucks by sandi on Mon, Apr 14 2008
Filed under: Filed under: Vulnerabilities, Security, safety and privacy on the Internet, viruses and exploits
Be careful at photobucket.com

"Jack" has posted a comment warning that there is a malvertizement at photobucket.com http://msmvps.com/blogs/spywaresucks/archive/2008/03/23/1550824.aspx#1583568

Posted to Spyware Sucks by sandi on Fri, Apr 11 2008
Filed under: Filed under: Vulnerabilities, Security, safety and privacy on the Internet, viruses and exploits
usatoday.com hit by malvertizement

We've been looking for this one for a few days; Websense found it first The malvertizement in question, ebooks.com, has been mentioned on this blog several times... The malvertizement has been reported to RealMedia. Report here: http://securitylabs.websense.com/content/Alerts/3061.aspx

Posted to Spyware Sucks by sandi on Tue, Apr 8 2008
Filed under: Filed under: Vulnerabilities, Security, safety and privacy on the Internet, viruses and exploits
The April Security Updates have been released by Microsoft

Details here: http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms08-apr.mspx The Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer is also available - details here: http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/Bulletin/MS08-024.mspx Note that this month's cumulative update includes the IE Automatic...

Posted to Spyware Sucks by sandi on Tue, Apr 8 2008
Filed under: Filed under: Internet Explorer 7, Internet Explorer, Vulnerabilities, Security, safety and privacy on the Internet, viruses and exploits
Please update Flash

A security update has been released - details here: http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb08-11.html You can install the update via this URL: http://www.adobe.com/shockwave/download/download.cgi?P1_Prod_Version=ShockwaveFlash Make sure the version installed on your computer after the update...

Posted to Spyware Sucks by sandi on Tue, Apr 8 2008
Filed under: Filed under: Vulnerabilities, Security, safety and privacy on the Internet, viruses and exploits
Do not click on this advertisement!

Here is a screenshot: If you click on the advertisement you may end up at a web site hosting Exploit.HTML.IframeBof and Trojan-Downloader.JS.Multi.av . We can safely view the target web page by using a web sniffer. When we do that we discover that a couple of lines of code have been added to insert an...

Posted to Spyware Sucks by sandi on Sun, Apr 6 2008
Filed under: Filed under: Vulnerabilities, Security, safety and privacy on the Internet, viruses and exploits
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...

Posted to Spyware Sucks by sandi on Sat, Apr 5 2008
Filed under: Filed under: Vulnerabilities, Security, safety and privacy on the Internet, viruses and exploits
3 malvertizements featuring textbookx.com, free ringtones and a travel service

SWF name: 1-independent.swf Analysis http://www.adopstools.net/index.asp?page=quicklink&id=o579B3w7x6fkmk60 Associated malicious URLs: openadstream.net/crossdomain.xml openadstream.net/ad0.php?url=ads.doubleclick.net/ads/bid=28/nxtgcbb80290000125ave/ direct/wi/ai&key=V24567233828272323&c...

Posted to Spyware Sucks by sandi on Wed, Apr 2 2008
Filed under: Filed under: Vulnerabilities, Security, safety and privacy on the Internet, viruses and exploits
Malvertisement featuring FedEx Kinko reported to be appearing on www.diynetwork.com

This alert was sent to me via private email, by the same person who reported the latest malvertizement at 123greetings.com. It should be noted that I have not personally seen the advertisement appearing on www.diynetwork.com . The advertisement itself can be seen at: http://id325708.adszedo.com/300x250...

Posted to Spyware Sucks by sandi on Tue, Apr 1 2008
Filed under: Filed under: Vulnerabilities, Security, safety and privacy on the Internet, viruses and exploits
Malvertizements - cyberipod and mediaman

IMPORTANT: THE TWO ADVERTISEMENTS FEATURED BELOW WERE SHUT DOWN IN JUNE 2007. My mistake. I'll be more careful in future to ensure that reports I see are for current malvertisements. My apologies to Doubleclick. Lesson learned: previously identified malicious content should be moved out of public...

Posted to Spyware Sucks by sandi on Mon, Mar 31 2008
Filed under: Filed under: Vulnerabilities, Security, safety and privacy on the Internet, viruses and exploits
News: Malware victim tries in vain to punish its source

It has been reported that Joseph Bochner's lawsuit against a some people allegedly behind the distribution of "Winfixer" type software has been dropped. I have correspondeded several times with Joseph over the past year or so, and am disappointed for him. You'll see from the article...

Posted to Spyware Sucks by sandi on Mon, Mar 31 2008
Filed under: Filed under: Vulnerabilities, Security, safety and privacy on the Internet, viruses and exploits
Yet another malicious banner advertisement at www.123greetings.com

OK, so tell me oh gentle reader... just how many "free passes" should a website get? 123greetings.com is, once again, displaying a malicious banner advertisement. This is the third incident that I have personally experienced thanks to an advertisement accepted by those responsible for 123greetings...

Posted to Spyware Sucks by sandi on Mon, Mar 31 2008
Filed under: Filed under: Vulnerabilities, Security, safety and privacy on the Internet, viruses and exploits
Bucksbill.com overcharging victims of fraudware

This is an update to my article written on 5 March wherein I warned that Bucksbill.com overcharging for fraudware such as "MalwareAlarm and Registry Defragmentation". It is worth pointing out that several readers have commented that they, too, have been overcharged by Bucksbill: Tonya says...

Posted to Spyware Sucks by sandi on Thu, Mar 27 2008
Filed under: Filed under: Vulnerabilities, Security, safety and privacy on the Internet, viruses and exploits
Gemini Interactive caught distributing malvertizements

You may recall that I theorised that the URLs for the malvertizements that were displayed at classmates.com may indicate that the malvertizements were supplied by Gemini Interactive (cite: http://msmvps.com/blogs/spywaresucks/archive/2008/03/23/1550951.aspx ) You may also recall that all of the malvertizements...

Posted to Spyware Sucks by sandi on Thu, Mar 27 2008
Filed under: Filed under: Vulnerabilities, Security, safety and privacy on the Internet, viruses and exploits
Press Release - AG McKenna sues Arizona man for spyware act violations

The Washington Attorney General’s Office is accusing a Scottsdale, Ariz., man of coercing consumers to buy software to block computer pop-ups by first bombarding them with ads for pornography and Viagra. In a civil lawsuit filed today in King County Superior Court in Seattle, the state alleges that consumers...

Posted to Spyware Sucks by sandi on Tue, Mar 25 2008
Filed under: Filed under: Vulnerabilities, Security, safety and privacy on the Internet, viruses and exploits
Crazy looping malware....

Wow... I just saw one outta control copy of Internet Explorer ... As near as I can tell, youhide.com, a web proxy service for anonymous web surfing, has been infiltrated by malicious banner advertisements.. again... But this time, so many MalwareAlarm windows opened, the situation could not be controlled...

Posted to Spyware Sucks by sandi on Tue, Mar 25 2008
Filed under: Filed under: Vulnerabilities, Security, safety and privacy on the Internet, viruses and exploits

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