[funsec] FTC files complaint against "Bogus Computer Scan Software" makers

[Hubbard, Dan]

Speaking of "Scamware" "Rogue AV" "DudeAv".....


http://securitylabs.websense.com/content/Blogs/3264.aspx

Looks like Google removed the ad this morning (thanks!)...

Ended up going to: 

Eg hosts file...

61.157.217.210 = rogue AV site....


61.157.217.210   www.yahoo.com
61.157.217.210   www.google.com
61.157.217.210   www.google.co.uk
61.157.217.210   www.myspace.com
61.157.217.210   www.youtube.com
61.157.217.210   www.facebook.com
61.157.217.210   www.antispy.com
61.157.217.210   www.yahoo.com
61.157.217.210   www.yahoo.co.uk
61.157.217.210   www.antispyware.com
61.157.217.210   antispyware.com
61.157.217.210   antispy.com
61.157.217.210   www.msn.com
123.251.143.110   www.asdfasdfd.com
123.251.143.110   www.gg.com
123.251.143.110   www.ghfhj.com
123.251.143.110   www.cvnbcvnb.com
123.251.143.110   www.1.com
123.251.143.110   www.3.com
123.251.143.110   www.asdf4asdfd.com
123.251.143.110   www.asdfawsdfd.com
123.251.143.110   www.asdfatsdfd.com
123.251.143.110   www.asdfasdfd.com
123.251.143.110   www.asdfadsdfd.com
123.251.143.110   www.asdfasdfd.com
123.251.143.110   www.asdfafsdfd.com
123.251.143.110   www.asdfasdfd.com
123.251.143.110   www.asdfagsdfd.com
123.251.143.110   www.asdfasgdfd.com
123.251.143.110   www.asdfasdhfd.com
123.251.143.110   www.asdfasdfjd.com
123.251.143.110   www.asdfasdfkd.com
123.251.143.110   www.asdfasdfld.com
123.251.143.110   www.asdfasdf,d.com
123.251.143.110   www.asxdfasdfd.com
123.251.143.110   www.asdzfasdfd.com
123.251.143.110   www.asdcfasdfd.com
123.251.143.110   www.asdfvasdfd.com
123.251.143.110   www.asdfabsdfd.com
123.251.143.110   www.asdfasndfd.com
123.251.143.110   www.asdfasdmfd.com
123.251.143.110   www.asdfasdfd.com
123.251.143.110   www.11asdfasdfd.com
123.251.143.110   www.as222dfasdfd.com
123.251.143.110   www.asdfa33sdfd.com
123.251.143.110   www.asdfasd44fd.com
123.251.143.110   www.asdfasdfd5.com
123.251.143.110   www.as66dfasdfd.com
123.251.143.110   www.asdf77asdfd.com
123.251.143.110   www.asdf8asdfd.com
123.251.143.110   www.asdf9asdfd.com
123.251.143.110   www.asdf0asdfd.com
123.251.143.110   www.asdf-asdfd.com
123.251.143.110   www.aqqsdfasdfd.com
123.251.143.110   www.aswwdfasdfd.com
123.16.197.121   www.asdhhfasdfdyy.com
61.157.217.210   www.live.com
123.251.143.110   www.asdwwwfasdfd.com
123.251.143.110   www.asdfeasdfd.com
123.251.143.110   www.asdfrrasdfd.com
123.251.143.110   www.asdfttasdfd.com
123.251.143.110   www.asdfyyasdfd.com
123.251.143.110   www.asdfuuuasdfd.com
123.251.143.110   www.asdfaiisdfd.com
123.251.143.110   www.asdfaoosdfd.com
123.251.143.110   www.asdfappsdfd.com
123.251.143.110   www.asdfasssdfd.com
123.251.143.110   www.aswwdfasdfd.com
123.251.143.110   www.asdeefasdfd.com
123.251.143.110   www.asdfffasdfd.com
123.251.143.110   www.asdfavvvsdfd.com
123.251.143.110   www.asnnndfasdfd.com
123.251.143.110   www.asdmmmfasdfd.com
123.251.143.110   www.asdfaffsdfd.com
123.251.143.110   www.asdhhfasdfd.com








-----Original Message-----
From: funsec-bounces at linuxbox.org [mailto:funsec-bounces at linuxbox.org] On Behalf Of Matt Jonkman
Sent: Sunday, December 14, 2008 9:19 PM
To: Gary Warner
Cc: funsec at linuxbox.org
Subject: Re: [funsec] FTC files complaint against "Bogus Computer Scan Software" makers

The next question logically is then: with so much low hanging fruit
we're all aware of, how do we get the easy convictions to the right
people? Can we get an ftc person on the list? Anyone know anyone?

Matt

Gary Warner wrote:
> Rich Kulawiec wrote:
>> <Yawn>.  The FTC is an incompetent, ineffective, lazy, clueless ship
>> of fools.  It has completely failed to do anything meaningful about spam,
>> spyware, adware, and related forms of abuse.  This latest report is merely
>> a feeble attempt at positive PR -- and I'm sure some gullible people will
>> be taken in by it.
> 
> 
> I would say the FTC has some hardworking, clueful people, who have been
> handed a whiffle ball bat and ordered to duel Darth Vader.  Many of the
> people on this list have a larger anti-spam budget than the entire FTC.
>  If they are to attempt to come close to enforcing CAN-SPAM the first
> thing I would suggest is a much larger budget.  Its not a PEOPLE problem
> or an ATTITUDE problem, its a resource problem.
> 
> At least Rich is consistent . . .
> 
> - From July 2004:
> 
> http://www.circleid.com/posts/10_reasons_why_involving_government_in_spam_control_is_a_bad_idea/
> 
> 
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