Posts Tagged ‘eyeballs’

Rootkit Cafe

Sep

2013

Have you ever wondered about the ads you might have seen being shown on the desktop or in the browser during web browsing sessions at Internet cafes? One of our Analysts, Wayne, certainly did. He recently analyzed a sample (SHA1: c8c643df81df5f60d5cd8cf46cb3902c5f630e96) that gave him an interesting answer. The sample was a rootkit named in its […]

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Social Scams – Part 1: Reusing Old Scams to Push Browser Extensions

Apr

2013

Last year, we talked about scams and spam circulating on Facebook in our whitepaper. Social networking scammers often reuse common lures to trick users, such as offering free products or additional features that are not available on their network of choice. What these scammers do differently is find new ways to get more eyeballs to […]

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Free Stuff on Social Networks Not Free

Mar

2012

In recent years, scammers have flocked towards social networking sites as they have grown and made it easier to access a large number of potential eyeballs to convert into dollars. Brands have found value in leveraging social media to know what their customers are talking about, so, naturally, scammers are doing the exact same thing. […]

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