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Google Blogger "Hosts 2% of World's Malware"

Posted by kdawson on from the whole-other-web dept.

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.

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  1. SLASHDOT SUX0RZ by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

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         goatse still malware free. click here to read more.

  2. Evil by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    cunts

  3. Two percent is newsworthy? by gurps_npc · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    I call FARK. Two percent is not newsworthy. You need at least 5% to impress me.

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  4. Vote For John McCain +1, PatRIOTic by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    For Faith, Family, and Values

    Cordially,
    Filipino Monkey

  5. Re:and... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    I love how the parent gets modded redundant :)

  6. Blame the TNAA. by westbake · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    It's just another TNAA first poster mod. They hate twitter. Weird isn't it?

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  7. LEAVE TWITTER ALONE! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    How DARE anyone out there make fun of twitter after all he's been through!?!

    He lost his karma, he went through bad moderation. He had diarrhea.

    M$ turned out to be stalking him, liars and cheaters, and now they troll his journal entriez!!

    He hasn't posted at +1 in years. His song is called "Give me more sockpuppets" for a reason because all you
    people want is MORE MORE MORE!!!

    Leave twitter alone PLEASE! Right Now! I MEAN IT!!!

    LEAVE HIM ALONE!!!!