Spyware pushers cash in big on zero day exploit

TalkBack 1 of 2:

Next »

• Thread View
• Flat View

What do advertisers think?

"If you hire this company to spread your advertising, they will bundle your material with 50 kinds of spyware and sneak it onto the computers of people who visit porn sites.

As a result, people's computers will become so sluggish that they will pay money to make your advertising disappear.

Because of the potential PR hazard, the rates for this form of distribution are unusually cheap."

As sales pitches go, this one seems comparatively unlikely to be successful.

Posted by: Anton Philidor   Posted on: 09/21/06 You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use

Alert moderator to an offensive message

Subscribe to this discussion via Email or RSS

SponsoredWhite Papers, Webcasts, and Downloads

• Why Isn't Server Virtualization Saving Us More? A Few Small Changes May Dramatically Increase Your Efficiency VMware Companies have rapidly adopted server virtualization over the past few ... Download Now
• Addressing Compliance Requirements for Privacy, Data Retention, and e-Discovery Trend Micro Protecting individual and financial data, retaining data, and meeting ... Download Now
• The True Costs of Virtual Server Solutions VMware In an economic environment that is repeatedly heralding the message "do ... Download Now