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Re: FTC files complaint against "Bogus Computer Scan Software" makers
From: "Hubbard, Dan" <dhubbard () websense com>
Date: Fri, 12 Dec 2008 08:52:43 -0800
Hmm, I wish I came up with a new term for this, but cannot take credit where it's not due. "Rogue AV" is what I call it personally, but that really depends on the weather. If I did I would call it 'DudeWare', as in "Dude where is my AV".... -----Original Message----- From: funsec-bounces () linuxbox org [mailto:funsec-bounces () linuxbox org] On Behalf Of Gary Warner Sent: Friday, December 12, 2008 4:20 AM To: funsec () linuxbox org Subject: Re: [funsec] FTC files complaint against "Bogus Computer Scan Software" makers -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Rob, grandpa of Ryan, Trevor, Devon & Hannah wrote:
"scareware" Sorry. But I am really getting sick of the media making up unnecessary new malware terms ...
I have to say that I just assumed that this was either going to be Dan Hubbard at Websense or Graham Cluley at Sophos. Anyone in? - ------- We know its NOT F-Secure . . . although the media referred to their story on "MacSweeper" relentlessly as "Scareware for Mac", its not mentioned once in their story: http://www.f-secure.com/weblog/archives/00001362.html Talking about the same family of malware, the Mac-based "Imunizator", Graham Cluley says: "Windows users are no stranger to scareware like this, but it is rarer on the Apple Macintosh. Nevertheless MacSwp-B's discovery does follow fast on the heels of other malware that has been identitifed on the Mac OS X platform in recent months," said Graham Cluley, senior technology consultant for Sophos. http://www.sophos.com/pressoffice/news/articles/2008/03/imunizator.html - ---------- Hmmm... Maybe it WAS a journalist. Can anyone beat Dan Goodin, January 24, 2007? "MySpace slams ad networks over 'scareware'" http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/01/24/myspace_accusation/ - ---------- WAIT! Gregg Keizer uses the term in his January 6, 2006 story "FTC Nails Two Spyware Sellers for Tricking Users" http://www.informationweek.com/news/security/cybercrime/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=175802230 This "scareware" practice spread during 2005, and even with several FTC actions, continued. In an earlier interview, Patrick Hinojosa, the chief technology officer of Panda Software, said that the scam was too lucrative to disappear. ""We're going to see a lot more like this, like mushrooms after a rain," he said. - -------------- - -- - -------------- Gary Warner Director of Research in Computer Forensics The University of Alabama at Birmingham gar () cis uab edu gar () askgar com 205.934.8620 205.422.2113 Blog = http://garwarner.blogspot.com/ Home = http://www.cis.uab.edu/forensics/ - -------------- -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.7 (MingW32) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iD8DBQFJQlb0g79eYCOO6PsRAigWAKCAcI464qcA0ZLc0jTNbvnS07Cs4QCfYbYa rNhycCDodWt3xJgOgZHMD4Y= =YEKO -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- _______________________________________________ Fun and Misc security discussion for OT posts. https://linuxbox.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/funsec Note: funsec is a public and open mailing list. Protected by Websense Hosted Email Security -- www.websense.com _______________________________________________ Fun and Misc security discussion for OT posts. https://linuxbox.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/funsec Note: funsec is a public and open mailing list.
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