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VideoLAN Outs Companies Bundling Spyware With Open-Source Software

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Ludovic Fauvet  is mad as hell—and he’s not taking it anymore. The VideoLAN developer is calling out companies that bundle adware and spyware with the open-source VLC media player, says ZDNet’s Ryan Naraine. These companies, Fauvet says, have been distributing tools that “trick” consumers into downloading malware. Fauvet has outed 25 companies that he says bundle “crapware” with the VLC media player. READ MORE »

FBI Nabs Scareware Criminals

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The Federal Bureau of Investigation says it has clamped down on scareware gangs that are said to have stolen more than $74 million from computer users and netted $2 million in losses. The FBI’s Operation Trident Tribunal has charged two Latvians and seized more than 40 PCs, servers, and bank accounts in several European countries, including Lithuania, Sweden and Germany. READ MORE »