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Major ad networks hit by malvertisement

It has emerged that attackers have succeeded in tricking at least two major advertisement networks into unknowingly distributing drive-by malware. By masquerading as the legitimate company AdShuffle,

PeerBlock helps you surf the web in secret

PeerBlock is a free application that blocks off a selective host that is known to be serving spyware or advertisements that you do not appreciate. Personally, I think of this as a decidedly low-tech

Web-based malware on the rise

Research from Dasient highlighted the sobering fact that more than 640,000 websites and 5.8 million pages are infected with malware in Q3 of 2009 alone. Some common vectors for malware infection

FTC: Bloggers must disclose payments, freebies

In the first update to its guidelines for advertisers since 1980, the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) have released new guidelines that require bloggers to disclose any payments or free gifts

Companies aim to profit from Twitter

Twitter hasn't been around long, but it's popularity is growing rapidly. While it has been an instant hit with individuals looking to microblog socially, companies are now getting in on the act, by