Malware Installed by LiveJournal Ad

Jamesday writes "LiveJournal recently introduced an ad-supported level. Over the last few days an advertiser used an ad to install the ErrorSafe malware that tried to trick people into believing they had a fault on the computer that needs them to purchase a fix. The ad used a server-side setting and targetted only those outside the US, to prevent LiveJournal's own checks from noticing it. LiveJournal has apologized for the ad and slow response." Even our readers have had to endure more than one browser-crashing ad campaign from time to time. Thanks for sticking around.

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Haw!

[imrdkl]

I gave up on you guys years ago. I'm just here to mock.

Squarely Microsoft's fault

[Slur]

Just thought I should point that out, since no one else here seems aware of this fact.

For fuck's sake, when are all the individuals and companies who have had to spend countless hours and dollars dealing with Microsoft's shoddy security architecture going to demand their pound of flesh?

Microsoft is directly responsible for the existence of Spyware, Malware, and Adware.

It's not like they couldn't have foreseen this and dealt with it years ago. No doubt they've always had smart geeks on staff who would happily patch these holes in all versions of Windows, but these bright minds have been forever hobbled by working for Microsoft, which is primarily a marketing firm.

Considering that most of us use their OS's to do our work, and every hour of our time is worth something, and we've spent so much of it on preventable headaches, frankly Microsoft owes us thousands of dollars apiece.

Before you go off on your philanthropic vacation Mister Gates, pay up!

Re:Breaking News

[ultranova]

Implement Communism without coercion and if it really is more moral and just then you'll have no problem growing your society.

The current capitalistic system's excesses are often justified by stating that the alternative is communism, and communism cannot work. If it's possible to point to a working and succesfull communistic country, then the very existence of that country becomes a threat to all who benefit from this excuse - the rich and the powerfull.

So, if there's ever a halfway succesfull communistic country, expect the US Congress to hear about massive numbers of Atomic Airborne Ebola Superweapons of Mass Destruction stockpiled there in mile high mountains under a baby-eating, devil-worshipping, atheist muslim terrorist pedophile regime that's going to launch them all at the US any minute now.

Or, if the US has a more competent administration at that time, expect there to be a mysterious upsurge of terrorist - sorry, "freedom fighter" since they're fighting against communism - activity against the countrys government, and an eventual militant coup installing a military dictator and restoring to the citizens the freedom to starve to death - and to the multinational corporations the freedom to exploit the country freely, of course, but that's the price of freedom.

Moderator, if you think I'm trolling, then refute my points if you can. I'll take any downmod as an indication that you can't, and I suggest anyone reading this takes them so as well.