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FYI…
- http://www.techweb.com/wire/security/163702354
May 31, 2005
"…a purported anti-spyware product, SpywareNo, joins the list of ransom-ware. Surreptitiously downloaded when users visit certain porn or pirate Web sites, SpywareNo exploits vulnerabilities in Microsoft's Internet Explorer to get onto a PC. Once it installs itself, it creates an icon on the desktop and displays a bogus warning that the system's infected with spyware, Corrons said. (It also modifies the Windows Registry to guarantee it runs every time the PC is started, even after the user thinks he's managed to manually delete the program.) The warnings are as fake as a $3 bill. The on-screen alert invites users to purchase the full version ($20 for a month's subscription, $60 for an annual plan); only those who pay the ransom see the "threats" disappear. "If users fail to register, this commercial software will 'detect' threats that don't actually exist on the computer, and which will 'disappear' as soon as users pay for the product," said Panda in its own warning. In a release posted to the Spyware Warrior anti-spyware message forum, someone claiming to be the public relations manager for SpywareNo took exception with the ransom-ware categorization, and blamed the drive-by-installs on out-of-control affiliates…
- http://netrn.net/spywareblog/archives/2005…o/#comment-2503
…Eric Howes…noted "the [SpywareNo] scanner turned up a number of suspicious false positives almost immediately upon opening the program, leading me to wonder just what if anything had been scanned."…"
- http://www.spywarewarrior.com/rogue_anti-s…re.htm#products
"…SpywareNo! spywareno.com false positives work as goad to purchase; inadequate scan reporting; reported stealth-installs (1, 2) [A: 5-21-05 / U: 5-21-05]…"
- http://www.techweb.com/wire/security/163702354
May 31, 2005
"…a purported anti-spyware product, SpywareNo, joins the list of ransom-ware. Surreptitiously downloaded when users visit certain porn or pirate Web sites, SpywareNo exploits vulnerabilities in Microsoft's Internet Explorer to get onto a PC. Once it installs itself, it creates an icon on the desktop and displays a bogus warning that the system's infected with spyware, Corrons said. (It also modifies the Windows Registry to guarantee it runs every time the PC is started, even after the user thinks he's managed to manually delete the program.) The warnings are as fake as a $3 bill. The on-screen alert invites users to purchase the full version ($20 for a month's subscription, $60 for an annual plan); only those who pay the ransom see the "threats" disappear. "If users fail to register, this commercial software will 'detect' threats that don't actually exist on the computer, and which will 'disappear' as soon as users pay for the product," said Panda in its own warning. In a release posted to the Spyware Warrior anti-spyware message forum, someone claiming to be the public relations manager for SpywareNo took exception with the ransom-ware categorization, and blamed the drive-by-installs on out-of-control affiliates…
- http://netrn.net/spywareblog/archives/2005…o/#comment-2503
…Eric Howes…noted "the [SpywareNo] scanner turned up a number of suspicious false positives almost immediately upon opening the program, leading me to wonder just what if anything had been scanned."…"
- http://www.spywarewarrior.com/rogue_anti-s…re.htm#products
"…SpywareNo! spywareno.com false positives work as goad to purchase; inadequate scan reporting; reported stealth-installs (1, 2) [A: 5-21-05 / U: 5-21-05]…"