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By Jan Libbenga. channelregister
It is the first time OPTA has imposed fines for spreading malicious Trojans, and has been called “one of the biggest cases of illegal software crime”, by the regulator.
In 2005, the two unnamed businessmen distributed software called DollarRevenue among millions of internet users. Approximately 450 million software files were installed on 22 million computers in the Netherlands and abroad.
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ComScore is an online research company widely used by companies such as The New York Times and Ford Motor, but is it sneaking onto computers without user consent.
During a three-month period Ben Edelman and Eric Howes separately observed hundreds of unauthorized comScore downloads.
ComScore (revenues: $50 million) denies the allegations, saying the company would never install software without permission.
ComScore apprantly engaged in partnership negotiations with DollarRevenue, an adware distributor, also giving that company test software.
Ben Edelman writes:
Vonage’s Spyware-Delivered Pop-Up Ads
I have repeatedly observed Vonage buying “ordinary” spyware pop-up ads from vendors like 180solutions, Direct Revenue, and eXact Advertising. See e.g. the top thumbnail at right, a March 2006 screenshot of a Vonage ad appearing through Direct Revenue. See also my March 2005 report of Vonage ads appearing through eXact Advertising. These relationships add up to big money: BusinessWeek last week reported that Vonage paid Direct Revenue $31,570 in a single month of 2005 — a remarkable $110 for each customer Direct Revenue sent to Vonage. Meanwhile, in its litigation against Intermix, the New York Attorney General specifically documented Vonage’s ads appearing in Intermix KeenValue pop-ups.
A long article but well worth the read and the video view of DollarRevenue Covering Other Sites’ Ads with Vonage Ads.
Wayne Porter blogs about Ben’s article
Online social networking site MySpace.com appears to have become a target of adware/spyware makers.
MySpaceBar Installed From DollarRevenue via Regifast!
13 July 2006
WebHelper writes:
MySpace again being used by yet another adware group called Regifast.com. While rechecking a Dollarrevenue bundled installer for the Regifast.com adware: content.dollarrevenue.com/regifast.exe, I found it not only bundles Deskwizz in its own install but also I got a surprise message: “Please, enter your MySpace account information”.
More information and screenshots.
Zango Adware found on MySpace
By Gregg Keizer, TechWeb
11 July 2006
itnews
After a security researcher said Monday that MySpace users were spreading adware through the social networking service to ring up ad fees from Zango, the marketing company admitted one of its own developers had set up the MySpace profiles.
Zango, however, said the developer was acting without approval and in ignorance of the company’s “hands-off” policy regarding MySpace.
Teenagers used to push Zango on Myspace?
Sunday, July 09, 2006
Vitalsecurity
Paperghost writes:
Well, I was rattling around Myspace the other day, and had the sudden urge to start searching for Adware companies.
Webhelper
25 June 2006
Due to the June 2006 DDos attacks against webhelper4u.com along with the lack of security with my old hosting service, I have moved to a new hosting service that gives me the ability to fight against future DDos attacks.
More here
26 June 2006
Webhelper DollarRevenue Main Menu
Because of the June 2006 DDos attacks against me from a trojan that came from DollarRevenue’s exetrafflc.com site, the following section will be devoted to the watching of all DollarRevenue.com’s opperations (sic) around the Internet.
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