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StopBadware’s 2011 Checklist

Last year, we posted a checklist of key accomplishments in our first year as a standalone organization. Our 2010 checklist included a lot of numbers—like the millions of users and webmasters who learned about badware via our educational pages or … Continue reading

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A fond farewell to CastleCops

The anti-malware world lost an important resource recently, as the venerable volunteer community at CastleCops shut down. CastleCops was a leader in focusing the generosity of many technically savvy volunteers on the malware problem, and members of its community have … Continue reading

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Report calls out Atrivo (Intercage) and affiliates

  Jart Armin, StopBadware.org community volunteer and intrepid security researcher, released a report today that concludes that Intercage and Atrivo, a California-based family of companies that operate web hosting, domain registration, and other online services, are a hub of badware … Continue reading

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StopBadware discussion group sees flurry of hacked WordPress blogs

We like to feature occasional guest posts from members of the StopBadware community. Below, guest poster and StopBadware discussion group volunteer Steven Whitney sheds some light on a recent flurry of attacks on WordPress sites: The StopBadware discussion group began … Continue reading

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Half of malware-distributing websites have been hacked

Security vendor Websense has released a report showing that half of the malware-distributing websites it examined in the second part of 2007 were otherwise legitimate sites that had been hacked. The report points to unpatched software vulnerabilities and problems on … Continue reading

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StopBadware discussion group hits 1000

The past week saw membership in StopBadware’s discussion group hit the 1,000 mark, a fitting milestone as StopBadware approaches our 2nd anniversary early next year. The discussion group has served as an open platform for questions, concerns, ideas, and mutual … Continue reading

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“No tears, no glory”: Rebecca the webmaster traces a hacking attack to her site

The webmaster of a site that was hacked to distribute badware has teamed up with a volunteer on the StopBadware discussion forum to trace the hack through her site, and share her story with others. Rebecca the webmaster and Jart … Continue reading

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