Wireless adware threat uses "carrier" computer to spread 

Wireless adware threat uses "carrier" computer to spread

In Applications - By Dan Kaplan, 25 May 2010 1:36 PM
Dubbed "typhoid adware".
Adware pushers evolve into malware distribution channel 

Adware pushers evolve into malware distribution channel

In Applications - By Chuck Miller, 1 October 2009 11:01 AM
"Affiliates" recruited to spread malware.
Trojans account for 70 per cent of all malware in second quarter of 2009 

Trojans account for 70 per cent of all malware in second quarter of 2009

In Hackers - By SC Australia Staff, 8 July 2009 10:51 AM
Trojans accounted for almost three quarters of all new malware between April and June this year.
Appellate court affirms that Zango can't sue Kaspersky 

Appellate court affirms that Zango can't sue Kaspersky

In Web/client - By Dan Kaplan, 1 July 2009 11:01 AM
An appeals court has upheld a ruling that Kaspersky Lab did nothing wrong when it blocked users' access to Zango programs.
Accused adware purveyor Zango shuttered by bank foreclosure 

Accused adware purveyor Zango shuttered by bank foreclosure

In Web/client - By Greg Masters, 28 April 2009 11:27 AM
A principal player in the spreading of adware - software that silently loads advertising onto web users' computers - has been forced to close down after a decade in business.
Users increasingly falling victim to malware distributed on Digg, YouTube 

Users increasingly falling victim to malware distributed on Digg, YouTube

In Applications - By Angela Moscsaritolo, 4 March 2009 10:38 AM
Infection of the adware called "VideoPlay," which has been spreading through malicious posts and comments on Digg and YouTube, increased 400 percent from January to February, ...
Fake P2P media files lead to adware attack 

Fake P2P media files lead to adware attack

In Web/client - By Dan Kaplan, 8 May 2008 9:53 AM
Researchers at McAfee said they have detected the largest outbreak of malware in three years, an infection impacting hundreds of thousands of users whose machines contain ...
Facebook widget leads to adware install 

Facebook widget leads to adware install

In Applications - By Dan Kaplan, 7 January 2008 2:20 PM
Researchers at Fortinet have discovered what they believe to be the first malicious widget to appear on the popular social networking website Facebook.
Ads on Facebook serving up adware 

Ads on Facebook serving up adware

In Web/client - By Jim Carr, 19 September 2007 1:35 AM
An apparent adware distributor is placing ads that download adware and spyware on to the unpatched Windows computers of those visiting the popular Facebook website.
Adware purveyor withdraws PC Tools complaint 

Adware purveyor withdraws PC Tools complaint

In Hackers - By Tom Sanders, 29 August 2007 12:31 PM
Zango, a controversial maker of adware software, has withdrawn its legal complaint against PC Tools.
Some websites reporting common error code contain adware 

Some websites reporting common error code contain adware

In Web/client - By Dan Kaplan, 4 December 2006 9:46 PM
Hackers are using 404 error messages to their advantage by creating fake sites containing the message to load spyware and adware, security researchers said today.
Adware maker caught cheating on legal settlement 

Adware maker caught cheating on legal settlement

In Web/client - By Tom Sanders, 21 November 2006 10:20 AM
Adware maker Zango doesn't comply with the terms of a November settlement with the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC), security researchers claim.
Malicious 'MySpace pages' install adware through fake You Tube video 

Malicious 'MySpace pages' install adware through fake You Tube video

In Web/client - By Frank Washkuch, 8 November 2006 8:04 PM
Multiple user pages on MySpace contain spoofed videos that appear to be from You Tube but are embedded with an installer for the Zango Cash Toolbar, researchers warned this week.
Online company fined $3m for adware use 

Online company fined $3m for adware use

In Web/client - By Fiona Raisbeck, 7 November 2006 11:10 AM
Online advertising company, Zango, is to pay USD $3 million for "unfairly and deceptively" downloading adware onto people's computers.
New adware tricks users with security promise 

New adware tricks users with security promise

By René Millman, 19 July 2006 12:27 PM
A new adware program that tries to trick users into installing fake security applications on their PC is has been spotted in the wild.
Adware targets Myspace users 

Adware targets Myspace users

By René Millman, 12 July 2006 12:18 PM
Users of the popular social networking website Myspace.com were warned against downloading videos from friends after it was revealed that the videos led to adware being ...
Familiar names funding adware firms 

Familiar names funding adware firms

By Ericka Chickowski, 21 March 2006 9:27 PM
The Center for Democracy and Technology (CDT) pulled the covers off adware’s "dirty little secret" this week with the release of its latest report.
New AIM worm hides adware sting in its tail 

New AIM worm hides adware sting in its tail

By William Eazel, 20 January 2006 10:18 AM
Researchers have discovered a previously undocumented instant messaging (IM) worm that targets AOL’s AIM applications. The recently discovered worm is coded to exploit PC hosts ...
Firms warned over adware promising video and music 

Firms warned over adware promising video and music

By William Eazel, 19 December 2005 9:05 AM
Security experts have warned of a fast spreading adware file designed to tempt unwitting recipients with the promise of free music and videos.
Adware company sues former distributors 

Adware company sues former distributors

By René Millman, 17 August 2005 3:01 PM
An adware company has filed suit against several individuals who, it claimed, exploited security holes to secretly install software on users' computers without their knowledge ...
Company settles FTC adware charges 

Company settles FTC adware charges

By Marcia Savage, 8 August 2005 10:22 PM
A subsidiary of America Online has settled Federal Trade Commission charges that it illegally bundled adware with free security software.
Symantec sues for adware ruling against Hotbar.com 

Symantec sues for adware ruling against Hotbar.com

By Marcia Savage, 9 June 2005 11:52 AM
Symantec has filed suit against Hotbar.com in the hopes of winning a court ruling supporting its right to detect certain Hotbar programs as adware.
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