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Technical News & Discussion => Windows News & Discussion => Topic started by: armadillo on Nov 16, 2010, 10:56:13

Title: Hijacking the good guys
Post by: armadillo on Nov 16, 2010, 10:56:13
While on clever malware writer tricks, how about this one?

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Kaspersky download site hacked to spread fake AV

UPDATE: According to a report in ITPro by Jennifer Scott, Kaspersky have been in touch to confirm that their servers were in fact compromised and the redirection was very real. The breach was made by exploiting "a third party app used for site admin". The malicious redirection was in place for three and a half hours.

More here (http://countermeasures.trendmicro.eu/kaspersky-download-site-spread-fake-av/)

It must take some ingenuity to hack Kaspersky's own website.
Title: Re: Hijacking the good guys
Post by: Rik on Nov 16, 2010, 10:57:35
It doesn't give you a lot of confidence in their software, does it. :(
Title: Re: Hijacking the good guys
Post by: armadillo on Nov 16, 2010, 10:58:34
That was the very first thing I thought too, Rik.