Comments on: Malware on Reuters website? http://www.tdaxp.com/archive/2009/02/06/malware-on-reuters-website.html All of us against the machine Sat, 20 Mar 2010 03:18:56 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Virus Removal Man http://www.tdaxp.com/archive/2009/02/06/malware-on-reuters-website.html/comment-page-1#comment-306042 Virus Removal Man Fri, 28 Aug 2009 04:01:46 +0000 http://www.tdaxp.com/?p=6879#comment-306042 At least you guys did not fall for it. The fake antivirus 360 often times disables your task manager and highjacks your desktop. It's getting harder and hard for sites to stop this kind of thing. Anyone who allows others to open a site or create a webpage on their server is at risk. Take Digg for instance. It's almost a crap shoot now a days. If you follow a link and do not have antivirus protection you are sure to get infected after a few click throughs. At least you guys did not fall for it. The fake antivirus 360 often times disables your task manager and highjacks your desktop. It’s getting harder and hard for sites to stop this kind of thing. Anyone who allows others to open a site or create a webpage on their server is at risk. Take Digg for instance. It’s almost a crap shoot now a days. If you follow a link and do not have antivirus protection you are sure to get infected after a few click throughs.

]]> By: tdaxp http://www.tdaxp.com/archive/2009/02/06/malware-on-reuters-website.html/comment-page-1#comment-239413 tdaxp Wed, 11 Feb 2009 17:57:29 +0000 http://www.tdaxp.com/?p=6879#comment-239413 More on this from ehMac [1] Too bad that the Reuters news division does not even cover such harm coming from Reuters marketing arm! [1] http://www.ehmac.ca/mac-ipod-help-troubleshooting/55958-reuters-com-malware.html More on this from ehMac [1]

Too bad that the Reuters news division does not even cover such harm coming from Reuters marketing arm!

[1] http://www.ehmac.ca/mac-ipod-help-troubleshooting/55958-reuters-com-malware.html

]]> By: J http://www.tdaxp.com/archive/2009/02/06/malware-on-reuters-website.html/comment-page-1#comment-238633 J Mon, 09 Feb 2009 19:59:40 +0000 http://www.tdaxp.com/?p=6879#comment-238633 this happened to me twice on saturday. i don't think i got infected with anything, but it definitely gave me a scare as I was browsing on my work laptop at the time. this happened to me twice on saturday. i don’t think i got infected with anything, but it definitely gave me a scare as I was browsing on my work laptop at the time.

]]> By: Chuck from Portland OR http://www.tdaxp.com/archive/2009/02/06/malware-on-reuters-website.html/comment-page-1#comment-238454 Chuck from Portland OR Sun, 08 Feb 2009 20:22:06 +0000 http://www.tdaxp.com/?p=6879#comment-238454 My system wasn't infected, but I did a little further checking and supposedly Reuters manually controls and serves-up their own ads not using a third-party provider as I was originally told. This leads me to wonder who authorized this ad campaign at Reuters. My system wasn’t infected, but I did a little further checking and supposedly Reuters manually controls and serves-up their own ads not using a third-party provider as I was originally told. This leads me to wonder who authorized this ad campaign at Reuters.

]]> By: tdaxp http://www.tdaxp.com/archive/2009/02/06/malware-on-reuters-website.html/comment-page-1#comment-238411 tdaxp Sun, 08 Feb 2009 14:38:57 +0000 http://www.tdaxp.com/?p=6879#comment-238411 M & M, Thanks for your work! Which method did you use to get through on weekends? ChuckV, I wonder how many other people were exposed/infected? M & M,

Thanks for your work! Which method did you use to get through on weekends?

ChuckV,

I wonder how many other people were exposed/infected?

]]> By: M & M http://www.tdaxp.com/archive/2009/02/06/malware-on-reuters-website.html/comment-page-1#comment-238305 M & M Sun, 08 Feb 2009 01:35:54 +0000 http://www.tdaxp.com/?p=6879#comment-238305 Looks like the problem no longer is persisting on the site. I checked with them and got through and they addressed the issue immediately. Took them a little time to find the root cause, but received more than adequate responses. Looks like the problem no longer is persisting on the site. I checked with them and got through and they addressed the issue immediately. Took them a little time to find the root cause, but received more than adequate responses.

]]> By: ChuckV http://www.tdaxp.com/archive/2009/02/06/malware-on-reuters-website.html/comment-page-1#comment-238236 ChuckV Sat, 07 Feb 2009 20:54:39 +0000 http://www.tdaxp.com/?p=6879#comment-238236 Just got prompted with a message box with exact same text you did. Just got prompted with a message box with exact same text you did.

]]> By: tdaxp http://www.tdaxp.com/archive/2009/02/06/malware-on-reuters-website.html/comment-page-1#comment-238154 tdaxp Sat, 07 Feb 2009 14:39:09 +0000 http://www.tdaxp.com/?p=6879#comment-238154 Interesting! I will try to call on Monday .. calling (646) 223-4000 gives a message that apart from news everyone is off until Monday. They either do not realize, or do not care, that they are in the business of distributing software 24/7, not just during normal business hours. Interesting!

I will try to call on Monday .. calling (646) 223-4000 gives a message that apart from news everyone is off until Monday.

They either do not realize, or do not care, that they are in the business of distributing software 24/7, not just during normal business hours.

]]> By: Chuck from Portland OR http://www.tdaxp.com/archive/2009/02/06/malware-on-reuters-website.html/comment-page-1#comment-237693 Chuck from Portland OR Sat, 07 Feb 2009 05:49:28 +0000 http://www.tdaxp.com/?p=6879#comment-237693 I saw this same thing happen to me twice, both times accessing Reuters. Thankfully, I realize it was malware attempting to install itself through the Reuters website, and I closed the window. It popped-up with a fake Windows security alert when I tried to close the window too claiming there were 200 trojan viruses on my hard drive in an attempt to con me into downloading and installing the malware. I called the main number for Reuters in the USA (646.223.4000) and they proceeded to tell me that Reuters has "no control" over the ads that are displayed through feeds on the site that it is managed by a "third party." I asked whom I could speak to about this further, and I was told that there wasn't anyone. Sounds to me like Reuters needs a listen in IT management. I saw this same thing happen to me twice, both times accessing Reuters. Thankfully, I realize it was malware attempting to install itself through the Reuters website, and I closed the window. It popped-up with a fake Windows security alert when I tried to close the window too claiming there were 200 trojan viruses on my hard drive in an attempt to con me into downloading and installing the malware. I called the main number for Reuters in the USA (646.223.4000) and they proceeded to tell me that Reuters has “no control” over the ads that are displayed through feeds on the site that it is managed by a “third party.” I asked whom I could speak to about this further, and I was told that there wasn’t anyone. Sounds to me like Reuters needs a listen in IT management.

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