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Re: [fyodor () insecure org: C|Net Download.Com is now bundling Nmapwith malware!]


From: William Allen Simpson <william.allen.simpson () gmail com>
Date: Tue, 06 Dec 2011 12:34:31 -0500

On 12/6/11 12:00 PM, Eric Tykwinski wrote:
Maybe it's just me, but I would think that simply getting them listed on
stopbadware.org and other similar sites would probably have much more of an
effect.
The bad publicity can cause them to change tactics, but it takes some time.
I've seen much quicker results from blacklisting on Google and other search
engines.

I've reported it as a malware site via Firefox.  Have you?

But the whole site should be scanned for other/similar malware, and blocked
accordingly.  Probably a harder problem, as it gives different downloads
depending on browser and OS.


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