Ad Blocker Data Leakage →

April 18, 2017 by Marc Handelman in All is Information, Data Leakage, Adware, Advertising

Reportedly, there is a method to identify users through the utilization of ad blocking browser plugins and applications. Not particularly surprising, given the already intrusive nature of advertising in general...

Evil Ops, MethBot →

January 30, 2017 by Marc Handelman in Adware, All is Information, Cybernetic Crime, Information Security, Malvertising

The story of the malvertising delivered MethBot - (PDF), and, at $3,000,000.00 per day (est.) it's truly making America pay...

Opposable Thumbs →

August 12, 2016 by Marc Handelman in All is Information, Adware

ABP (Adblock Plus), one of the more ubiquitous ad block solutions available has called Facebook's bluff, and released a new filter to Facebook's workaround (to thwart said adblockage)... Outstanding.

SourceForge, Litany of Bundled Crapware →

June 01, 2015 by Marc Handelman in Application Security, Crapware, Adware, Information Security

Evidence is mounting, of a move by SourceForge to bundle ad and crapware into it's packaged software downloads. A sign that the end is near...