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Free Web Hosting a Fount of Malware

daria42 writes "It looks as if free Web space services are increasingly being used to host spyware, with Internet security firm Websense claiming more of such dodgy material was found on free hosting services during the first two weeks of July than in May and June combined. "These fraudulent, free personal Web sites have an average lifespan of two to four days, making them difficult to trace," said an executive from the company."

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  1. Free?! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

    I've been paying GoDaddy to host my Malware all this time?!

  2. Suprise, suprise. by rmccann · · Score: 5, Funny

    Spammers and crackers abusing free internet facilities?! Perish the though.

  3. Re:What are you gonna do? by fastgood · · Score: 5, Funny

    I'd say that the gov't should make these companies provide more authentication

    Or the way privacy is going these days, charge a $0.01 setup fee payable only by credit card.