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New scam with a taste of old con

Written on
November 3rd 2009
Author
Gavin Dunaway

ADOTAS – The proliferation of ad networks and the online ad-buying ecosystem has unfortunately garnered the interest of scammers and spammers, who attempt to use these tools to spread the most malicious of codes. But con artists appear to be taking a step back toward the traditional scam by posing [...] more...

Twitter maven Guy Kawasaki accidently tweets ‘Gossip Girl’ porn malware

Written on
June 24th 2009
Author
Edward Barrera

ADOTAS — The venture capitalist, book author, web site owner and former Apple employee was used by malware trolls to get Twitter followers to link to a site that had a fake sex tape involving “Gossip Girl” star Leighton Meester. The site, however, prompted visitors to download malicious software instead. Sophos, [...] more...

Malware, spyware growing threat

Written on
May 4th 2009
Author
Edward Barrera

ADOTAS — The news of the video made it’s way around the web. It showed a web page, and in the background a special script loaded over 1000 different “hidden” advertisements. According to the man who caught the click fraud on video, Vizi CEO Pesach Lattin, former publisher of Adotas, it then [...] more...

Valentine’s Day May Be Dangerous For Online Consumers

Written on
February 14th 2008
Author
Sarah Novotny

ADOTAS – Corporation Service Company (CSC), a corporate identity and brand protection company, announced today that a 500% increase in domain registrations containing the word ‘valentine’ has occurred in the week prior to February 14th. Many names will be used legitimately; however the firm is suggesting that companies be vigilant as [...] more...

Mobile Realizes Risk Factor In Open Software

Written on
February 14th 2008
Author
Sarah Novotny

ADOTAS – New risks are becoming apparent to the mobile industry as open software platforms, including Google’s Android are impending and will soon become widely adopted. Viruses have had the ability to disable phones and inflate phone bills since 2004, according to Reuters. This has led to a new security technology [...] more...

Google Fixing Another Error

Written on
December 19th 2007
Author
Sarah Novotny

Working overtime to right a wrong, Google is trying to fix a bug found in the Google Toolbar that may allow data theft or the installation of malicious software on a system researchers said on Tuesday. The bug has been located in the technology the toolbar uses to add new buttons [...] more...

StopBadWare.org Blasts AOL 9.0

Written on
August 28th 2006
Author
Sarah Novotny

In an open inquiry on its site, anti-malicious software research outfit StopBadware.org recommends that users not install the latest version of AOL’s software. According to StopBadware, AOL 9.0 installs additional software like RealPlayer, and QuickTime without user consent, adds the AOL toolbar, as well as additional icons and favorites to [...] more...

Direct Revenue Settlement Spells Changes For Spyware Practices

Written on
March 13th 2006
Author
Sarah Novotny

A settlement in the case of Sotelo vs. Direct Revenue received preliminary approval by Federal Judge Virginia Kendall last Friday afternoon. Direct Revenue, the NY-based operator of Best Offers Network and Soho Digital International, is faced with a potential court-ordered injunction to 23 new business practices. With Judge Kendall’s final [...] more...



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