Results for 'advertising'
Tech support scams: a look behind the curtain
May 1, 2013 - My previous post about fake support calls from Microsoft generated a lot of reactions. I was quite astounded by how many...
Text Popups
February 13, 2013 - What is a text popup? A text popup is a link that opens a popup box containing advertisements, usually prompted by...
Zero-Day Java vulnerability wreaks havoc on computers worldwide
January 14, 2013 - Update (1/14/2013) Oracle has issued an emergency patch to be shipped with version 7 update 11. While we are pleased to see a...
Pick a Download, Any Download!
October 19, 2012 - Various download sites have been plastering ads all over their pages for years, some of which are just for other types...
The Malware That I Used To Know
July 25, 2012 - Malware, much like all weapons, evolve based upon multiple factors, be it the protections of their intended target, the weapon operator...
BlackShades Co-Creator Arrested!
July 4, 2012 - Last week, it was announced that one of the creators of BlackShades NET Remote Access Trojan was arrested along with 23...
You Dirty RAT! Part 2 – BlackShades NET
June 15, 2012 - Last week we talked about the Remote Administration Trojan DarkComet and all the wonderful and scary things it can do. In...
You dirty RAT! Part 1: DarkComet
June 9, 2012 - Last week, I talked a little about the Flame Trojan and how much the average user would need to worry about...
You can’t buy happiness but you can advertise it!!
May 22, 2012 - Since December of 2011, the spread of malicious advertisements, or “Malvertisements”, has drastically increased. Along with this trend is the increased...
