Is Malware Hiding Behind that Certified Site?
Web sites that feature the TRUSTe security Relevant Products/Services certificate are two times more likely to contain badware than Web sites without any security certification, spyware and adware researcher Ben Edelman alleges in a new report.More here.
Among others, adware providers Direct-revenue and Webhancer are using TRUSTe certificates in an attempt to look more trustworthy than they really are, Edelman claimed. Direct-revenue is facing legal action from the New York Attorney General for its adware software. Edelman alleged that Webhancer often is installed without the user's consent.
posted by Fergie @ 12/26/2006 11:47:00 AM
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