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Google Blogger "Hosts 2% of World's Malware"
Barence writes "Google's Blogger service is responsible for 2% of the world's malware hosted on the Web, according to a new report from security firm Sophos. The company claims hackers are setting up pages on the free blogging service to host malicious code, or simply posting links to infected websites in other bloggers' comments. 'Blogger accounts for around 2% of malware,' according to Sophos's senior technology consultant, Graham Cluley. 'It's head and shoulders above the rest [of the blogging services].'" Sophos believes that Blogger is favored because, being part of Google, it gets spidered early and often.
Perhaps a good reason why blogging should be illegal.
Meanwhile...
...what?
Cut to Steve Ballmer screaming at some programmers.
Ballmer: Two percent?
Programmer: Sir, we..
Ballmer: Two percent?! I told you twenty!
Programmer: We're trying. It's just...
Ballmer: Just what?
Programmer: There's so much other malware coming out, that it throws our percentages off.
Ballmer: Then hire them!
Programmer: Who? The malware authors?
Ballmer: Do you have a problem with that?
Programmer: I don't think it's ethical.
Ballmer: Tony Stark built this in a cave! With a bunch of scraps!
Programmer:
Those who believe the Internet is private,
find their privates are on the Internet.
and serve ads to it
I'll see your hokum and raise you a boondoggle.