Tag: sunbelt
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Magic lanterns shine at terrorists
Virus Bulletin finds 40% of users think governments should write viruses to bug terrorists. In a survey of visitors to the Virus Bulletin website, 40% of computer users said they thought it was a good idea for governments to write viruses to bug terrorists – however, security professionals disagree. It is an idea that surfaces…
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Pushy scamware ads served by DoubleClick
Advertising network provided ads for rogue security product. Online advertising system DoubleClick , part of an ongoing acquisition attempt by Google , has allowed a wave of extortion trojans to be pushed out via its ad network, appearing on numerous trusted websites for some time before being stopped earlier this week. The scamware, a version…