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- http://www.techweb.com/article/printableAr…_section=700028
July 10, 2006
"After a security researcher said Monday that MySpace users were spreading adware through the social networking service to ring up ad fees from Zango, the Bellevue, Wash. marketing company admitted one of its own developers had set up the MySpace profiles. Zango, however, said the developer was acting without approval and in ignorance of the company's "hands-off" policy regarding MySpace. Chris Boyd, the director of malware research for security vendor FaceTime, said he found a pair of MySpace profiles tagged "Zango," the new name for the controversial adware maker 180solutions. And each profile pushed adware. One of the profiles used video to entice MySpace visitors to download Zango Assistant and Search Toolbar, which users had to accept if they wanted to view the clips. … According to Zango's Steve Stratz, the two spotted by Boyd were created by a company developer based in its Montreal office. (In April 2005, Zango, formerly 180solutions, acquired Montreal-based CDT, at that time one of its largest adware-distributing partners.) "Those two test accounts were actually created by one of our developers who was exploring possible opportunities, but he didn't realize it was Zango business practice not to target MySpace," said Stratz. "He should not have been doing this, and we want to tell MySpace that we didn't mean to target them." The developer, said Stratz, would soon be deleting the profiles…"
- http://www.techweb.com/article/printableAr…_section=700028
July 10, 2006
"After a security researcher said Monday that MySpace users were spreading adware through the social networking service to ring up ad fees from Zango, the Bellevue, Wash. marketing company admitted one of its own developers had set up the MySpace profiles. Zango, however, said the developer was acting without approval and in ignorance of the company's "hands-off" policy regarding MySpace. Chris Boyd, the director of malware research for security vendor FaceTime, said he found a pair of MySpace profiles tagged "Zango," the new name for the controversial adware maker 180solutions. And each profile pushed adware. One of the profiles used video to entice MySpace visitors to download Zango Assistant and Search Toolbar, which users had to accept if they wanted to view the clips. … According to Zango's Steve Stratz, the two spotted by Boyd were created by a company developer based in its Montreal office. (In April 2005, Zango, formerly 180solutions, acquired Montreal-based CDT, at that time one of its largest adware-distributing partners.) "Those two test accounts were actually created by one of our developers who was exploring possible opportunities, but he didn't realize it was Zango business practice not to target MySpace," said Stratz. "He should not have been doing this, and we want to tell MySpace that we didn't mean to target them." The developer, said Stratz, would soon be deleting the profiles…"
