TeMerc
join:2004-01-22
Phoenix, AZ
|  180Solutions Invades MySpace With Zango
When Spyware Performs as Advertised
A few words of caution to any Myspace users out there considering "free" software designed to let you spy on unsuspecting others online: Be sure to read the fine print when a product like this says "free," and don't be surprised if the software is used to spy on you.
Take, for instance, the latest scam being passed around like a digital disease on MySpace: a message advertising software that promises users the ability to track who is viewing their profile pages. This thing, brought to my attention by the folks at Fortinet, arrives as a Myspace bulletin (bulletins allow Myspace users to send messages to all of their "friends" simultaneously) and directs users to visit wwx.myfriendspy.com, which claims the visitor can download the software after clicking on an icon that automatically posts the same bulletin to their friends.
When the MyFriendSpy page finally loads, with everything else on the page it's very easy to overlook the message notifying visitors that the tracking software isn't really available quite yet -- but hey, there's some free adware from 180Solutions Inc. instead!
When you click on the icon that reads "After posting a bulletin CLICK HERE to gain access to myfriendspy.com info," an installation agreement for Zango pops up. Zango is the much-maligned product of adware maker 180Solutions, which of course monitors what you search for and where you go online.
Security Fix
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trparky
Bite My Shiny Metal Ass
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join:2000-05-24
Cleveland, OH
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| 180Solutions needs to ****in' die! I am getting sick of having to clean this crap off of every machine I have had to fix for people.
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hayc59
VoodooChild
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David R.I.P. | reply to TeMerc
Thank You T. |
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cacroll
Eventually, Prozac becomes normal
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join:2002-07-25
Martinez, CA
1 edit | reply to TeMerc
There's a sucker born every minute^H^H^H^H^H^Hsecond. 
This way to the egress.
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Libra
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join:2003-08-06
USA
| reply to TeMerc
I don't know if it was from Myspace, but my daughter got to a page to download avitars - it was an executible, so I was suspicious - when she double clicked on it, it was zango.exe and told her she needed admin rights to execute it. I like limited user accounts.
TeMerc thanks for the warning about the nonexistent software to track who is viewing your profile. I'm sure that would attract many Myspace users.
Sincerely, Libra |
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TeMerc
join:2004-01-22
Phoenix, AZ
| reply to TeMerc
You can read some more about this from Paperghost at the SpywareGuide Blog »blog.spywareguide.com/2006/05/za···ace.html
Screenshots also.
And you're all welcome.  |
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TransitMan
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join:2000-09-05
Dayton, OH
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| reply to Libra
I have to agree about Limited user rights on the XP.
My 2 step-kids got new laptops, and I set them up so I would only have to do routine maintenance on them, not continual spyware/virii/trojan removals.
And MySpace is like a disease. I dislike a site that entices you to download anything.
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TeMerc
join:2004-01-22
Phoenix, AZ
| reply to TeMerc
And for those of you not running SiteAdvisor:
Quote:
Online affiliations for zango.com:
Links to red sites
When we tested this site we found links to 180solutions.com, which we found to be a distributor of downloads some people consider adware, spyware or other unwanted programs.
Site Advisor Analysis:
»www.siteadvisor.com/sites/zango.com?aff_id=0 |
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antiserious
The Future ain't what it used to be
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join:2001-12-12
Scranton, PA | reply to TeMerc
... these guys really are dedicated scumbags ... it would be only fair if some seriously bad things happened to them ...
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norwegian
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join:2005-02-15
Outback | reply to TeMerc
Thanks for the heads up. I thought we had chance to forget about that company for a while, guess i was wrong. |
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Cheese
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join:2003-10-26
Naples, FL
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| said by norwegian  : Thanks for the heads up. I thought we had chance to forget about that company for a while, guess i was wrong. There were just in the news again I believe last week, one of the MAJOR companies teamed up with them, I think it was AOL. Not that AOL is any better  |
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fireflier
Coffee. . .Need Coffee
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Limbo
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1 edit | reply to trparky
said by trparky :I am getting sick of having to clean this crap off of every machine I have had to fix for people. Heh, the solution I used to get around that problem was to stop fixing everyone's machine. Works pretty well actually. . .I'm more like a consultant for them now. They do all the work and if something gets hosed, I can just claim I was only offering advice.
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