Re: Some Ad Networks Are Bad News

[Gadi Evron <ge () linuxbox org>]

On Tue, 13 Nov 2007, Daniel H. Renner wrote:
> Or you could simply install Firefox/SeaMonkey/Flock/Mozilla and add-on 
> "Adblock Plus"...

And still be redirected by Flash.

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> Sincerely,
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> Daniel H. Renner
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> funsec-request () linuxbox org wrote:
> > Date: Tue, 13 Nov 2007 15:33:32 +0900
> > From: Peter Evans <peter () ixp jp>
> > Subject: Re: [funsec] Some Ad Networks Are Bad News
> > To: funsec () linuxbox org
> > Message-ID: <20071113063332.GC3403 () ixp jp>
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> > Larry Seltzer (Larry () larryseltzer com) wrote:
> > > So we still don't really know how they're penetrating the ad networks?
> >
> >         Money. I bet blipvert companies don't vet the adverts, they just
> >         say "X by Y pixels, so many bytes or less"
> >
> >
> >         There used to be something called webwasher from seimens that did
> >         a good job of removing blipverts.
> >         http://www.securecomputing.com/index.cfm?skey=22&lang=en
> >         I think thats it, but I can't find the thing, it was a simple local
> >         proxy that ate blipvert requests.
> >
> >         Or you could install firefox and deal with its awe inspiring
> > 	flabby performance and droolies. 
> >
> > > > http://ad.doubleclick.net/click;h=v8/3609/0/0/%2a/q;137016197;0-0;0;84
> > > > 02494;3030-160/90;22613468/22631351/2;;~okv=;pos=top;zdid=a219243;zdty
> > > > pe=commentary;zdaudience=creativeprofessional;pagetype=article2;zdtopi
> > > > c1=securityopinions;tile=2;sz=160x90;~sscs=%3fhttp://clk.atdmt.com/MRT
> > > > /go/zffdvity0180000043mrt/direct/01/
> >
> >         ^^-- competing for the obfusculated URL of the week are we?
> >
> >         p
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