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Trojans and Popups and Slimeball Business

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the remember-when-the-net-was-polite dept.

Selanit writes "Salon.com is reporting on a company which exploited a vulnerability in an old but common version of Internet Explorer's Java engine to install spyware on the visitor's machine. " It's a pretty in depth story showing the lack of respect that some companies have. My favorite part is that the guy who denies any knowledge of the trojan popup is named 'Frank Bigott'.

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  1. Ah, the irony by Faust7 · · Score: 5, Funny

    I love how the article is titled "The Pop-Up Ad Campaign from Hell"--and you get a pop-up when you first visit it. Also a nice Flash ad delay when you hit Back. Yep.

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  2. Microsoft, security and Java... by MosesJones · · Score: 5, Funny


    Isn't it odd that the only Java security exploit to be used in the wild is in the VM produced by Microsoft that didn't obey the Java spec.

    Now a cynical person would say that this would enable Microsoft to point at Java and say "Java is insecure" but of course I'm not a cynical person and I'm sure it was purely an accident.

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  3. Re:Not a good day for M$ on Slashdot by spencerogden · · Score: 3, Funny

    Please define: A Good day for M$ on Slashdot.

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  4. A good day for microsoft would be: by pommiekiwifruit · · Score: 3, Funny

    404: This page not available.

  5. Re:LA Based ? CPC 502 applies by dattaway · · Score: 3, Funny

    By "put away," what methods are you suggesting?

    Prison?
    Concrete shoes?
    In the trunk of a car?
    Handcuffed to the floor in a crack house?

    Sounds good, but could you be more specific?