[ad] This is a little scary, intensely personal ads which to be frank are getting a little invasive as it is..It’s like the part in minority report where the billboards scan your eyes and talk to you using your name and history of purchases. It looks like it might be happening sooner than we think. […]
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Moving Ahead in the War Against Botnets
[ad] This effort started quite a long time ago, I was just checking up to see how they were getting on, but there’s not much news of their progress. perating under the theory that if you kill the head, the body will follow, a group of high-profile security researchers is ramping up efforts to find […]
What Responsibility do Anti-Spyware Researchers Have?
[ad] Ethical debates are always interesting, and people have gotten in trouble lately for reverse engineering and various other branches of research. This is a fairly old topic, but as I’m clearing out some old drafts, I still find it an interesting one. There’s been an ongoing debate in security circles concerning how security researchers […]
Charity Computers May Fuel Malware Wars
[ad] Sometimes doing good can help bad things propagate, sometimes it’s good to consider the big picture and the repercussions of your charitable actions. This is a case where such logic rings true. Programs to send PCs to third world countries might inadvertently fuel the development of malware for hire scams, an anti-virus guru warns. […]
A Day in the Life of a Spyware Company – DirectRevenue
[ad] Spyware companies are apparently netting HUGE profits, it doesn’t surprise me though with the amount of people that actually install the crap on their machines.. Let’s say we don’t like companies like Direct Revenue very much though. Consumers have strong opinions about Direct Revenue’s software. “If I ever meet anyone from your company, I […]