Monthly Archives: September 2009

Apple pushes false update, then backtracks

Posted on September 30, 2009 by Maxim Weinstein

Bloggers such as Ed Zott reported this week that Apple once again used its Apple Software Update tool to offer "updates" to software that was not installed on the user’s computer: Under the Updates heading, Apple says I need the … Continue reading →

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Botweb using compromised Linux servers

Posted on September 11, 2009 by Maxim Weinstein

Over at the Unmask Parasites blog, periodic BadwareBusters.org contributor Denis reports on a botweb (a term coined by our own Oliver Day) that he’s been investigating: What we see here is a long awaited botnet of zombie web servers! A … Continue reading →

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Even Linux users see effects of bad code

Posted on September 3, 2009 by Maxim Weinstein

Over on our community site, BadwareBusters.org, user DrHenley reports ill effects from visiting a badware site using Firefox on Ubuntu: I could not close FireFox, and it required a reboot to stop the popups. After rebooting the first time I … Continue reading →

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