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VLC now available for Windows 8, no support for Surface 2 yet

13

Mar

2014

A Windows 8-style version of VLC is finally here. After months of delays, the Kickstarter-funded project has reached its beta goal and is available to download from the Windows Store. While Windows 8 includes a built-in video player, VLC adds its signature support for a broad array of formats, including Ogg, FLAC, and MKV. VLC for […]

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Fake missing plugin warnings used for spam/spyware

26

Jan

2012

A key element for a successful spam/malicious page is to establish trust with the visitor so that he will perform the requested actions. Users trust their browser, but not necessarily the content (i.e. web page) that it displays. A trick that I’ve blogged about earlier, is to fool the user into thinking that certain elements […]

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More free software repackaged for money

15

Nov

2011

In previous posts, I’ve shown how popular free software programs are repackaged and sold by scammers, while containing spyware, or are outright replaced by malware. The number of web sites offering such repackaged software has been on the rise in the past weeks [LINK TO PREVIOUS POST]. The most popular repackaged software used to be Flash, antivirus […]

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