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Rogue Distribution Gets Even More Disgusting

Aug 31, 2005
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I doubt Bilbo Baggins would have gotten this one right.

Today’s Riddle: Where can you get adware from 180Solutions, Direct Revenue, SurfSideKick, BullsEye Network and ShopAtHome Select with an added bonus prize of a spam zombie and some rogue anti-spyware?

Wal-Mart is the wrong answer

Answer: A security exploit originating at a child porn site.

Personally I think spyware researchers should get hazard pay for having to root out this kind of sick muck…


Suzi Turner of ZDNET Spyware Confidential Blog reports:


… All of the adware was installed without consent or notice. My payload included a keylogger, spam bot, 180search Assistant and a few files from Direct Revenue. Today Sunbeltblog posted about a similar installation encountered by one of their spyware researchers. Adware from 180solutions, Direct Revenue, SurfSidekick, BullsEye Network and ShopAtHomeSelect installed in conjunction with a spam zombie and rogue anti-spyware program, all of which started from a child porn site and were installed through an exploit.

Read more at ZDNET.

Child pornography sites? Maybe I should have went into the compliance consulting business. There is simply no excuse for this.

Filed under: Adware, Spyware, Greynets, & Internet Fraud + Affiliate Marketing
  • Jim

    What's really interesting are the feedback comments ripping on the reaserchers…Wonder where they came from

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