RE: Some Ad Networks Are Bad News

["Adam Thomas" <adamt () sunbelt-software com>]

FlashBlock plugin is nice!

-----Original Message-----
From: funsec-bounces () linuxbox org [mailto:funsec-bounces () linuxbox org]
On Behalf Of Gadi Evron
Sent: Tuesday, November 13, 2007 12:08 PM
To: Daniel H. Renner
Cc: funsec () linuxbox org
Subject: Re: [funsec] Some Ad Networks Are Bad News

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,
>
> 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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