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DarkComet RAT – It is the END!

Jul

2012

The official website of DarkComet remote administration tool (RAT), detected by Symantec as Backdoor.Breut, has published a statement, as shown below, explaining that the project has come to an end. The DarkComet RAT grabbed news headlines this year when it was used in the Syrian conflict to spy on regime supporters. The decision of the author to […]

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Google opens a pharmacy? It’s spam of the day

Mar

2012

Is Google really extending its online empire, and opening an online pharmacy? Of course not. So don’t believe spammed-out emails like the following: Do you notice how the spammers have changed the “o”s in Google to Cialis and Viagra tablets? Very creative. Part of the spam message reads as follows: We’ve just launched a pharmaceutical […]

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Google admits to pocketing profits from ads on seamy sites

Jan

2012

Google has admitted to the BBC that it is pocketing profits from ads for illegal products disseminated from its automated advertising system. According to the BBC report, published Monday, these ads include fake ID cards, fake passports, cannabis, and bogus London 2012 Olympics tickets. The company told the BBC’s 5 live Investigates radio program that […]

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