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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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Announcing the newest StopBadware report: The State of Badware

Today, StopBadware is proud to announce the public release of our first State of Badware report. The State of Badware offers insight into recent badware trends and responses and examines the factors that contribute to badware’s persistence.  Badware is a … Continue reading

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What We Learned at ThePlanet (AS21844)

After months of looking into the infections of AS21844 (ThePlanet) we've decided to wrap up our investigations for now.  We have learned quite a bit from our communications with customers at ThePlanet.  While no one from ThePlanet has spoken with … Continue reading

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Microsoft releases security report

Microsoft released their fairly comprehensive Security Intelligence Report today. Among the interesting badware-related findings: Rogue security products, such as XP Antivirus 2008 and its many similarly-named variants, have increased significantly in recent months Attackers are increasingly focusing on exploiting applications … Continue reading

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Reinterpreting the Disclosure Debate for Web Infections

Today, StopBadware.org staff Oliver Day and Brandon Palmen, along with affiliated Harvard researcher Rachel Greenstadt, presented research at the Workshop on the Economics of Information Security, held at the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth College. A final version of … Continue reading

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Where Have all the Cowboys Gone?

Where is our fearless leader? Where is our partner wrangler? Where is our badware fighter? Where have all the cowboys gone? We love badware cowfolk with their badass swaggers and ability to thrive under pressure. A rugged individual, ready to … Continue reading

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