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Free Web Hosting a Fount of Malware

Posted by Hemos on from the bad-times dept.

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."

2 of 203 comments (clear)

  1. Only last so long by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Next thing you know, the malware authors will just host stuff from infected PCs. I'm sure you can run a basic web server pretty easily.

  2. Websense is a Censorship Firm by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Calling them a "Security" firm is whitewashing who they really are.

    read the article on Censorware.