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Monthly Archives: January 2010
Join us for a web chat about auto-update mechanisms
In the past couple of years, auto-update mechanisms that allow software applications to check for and install patches or new versions have become far more prevalent. Some software vendors have looked to push auto-updaters beyond the traditional “an update is … Continue reading
Tagged adobe, autoupdate, events, google
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New infection spike at ThePlanet
We noticed a large spike of activity on December 31, 2009 on ThePlanet’s network block 21844. The data can be viewed here: http://stopbadware.org/reports/asn/21844 It is quite obvious that a large number of websites were infected at the same time just … Continue reading
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StopBadware turns four, spins off from Berkman
Four years ago today, StopBadware.org was announced as a Berkman Center project, with the ambitious goal of fighting badware by building and sharing knowledge through the collective efforts of the community. As the project has evolved, our activities have changed, … Continue reading
Tagged berkman, stopbadware
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BadwareBusters.org platform now open source
A couple years ago, we started building a new web platform to serve as the basis for our BadwareBusters.org online community site. One goal of the platform was to be easy to use for computer novices, while incorporating more advanced … Continue reading
Tagged badwarebusters, berkman, littlevoice
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Google’s new stance on China raises interesting badware questions
Everyone is talking about Google’s latest move with regard to China and there is a possibility they will pull out of the country. If that were to occur there is the possibility that China will begin blocking Google from within … Continue reading
Tom Patterson has it wrong
I'm a little behind in my blog reading, so I just came across this post by ComputerWorld blogger Tom Patterson, insisting that we should avoid modern conveniences that have the potential to introduce security risks: We are often our own … Continue reading
