Investors Said to Seek a Takeover of CNet

Posted: 08 Jan 2008 09:03 AM CST

CNet Networks, one of the original online media companies, would typically write about all the gossip and speculation at the Consumer Electronics Show this week in Las Vegas. Now, however, the company is likely to be the one talked about.

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Facebook widget installs Zango spyware

Posted: 08 Jan 2008 09:03 AM CST

Fortinet Global Security Research Team discovered a malicious Facebook Widget actively spreading on the social networking site which ultimately prompts users to install the infamous “Zango” adware/spyware.

The malicious widget, called “Secret Crush” first appears as a Facebook request, as shown below in Figure 1:

In opening the request, the recipient is informed that one of his/her friends has invited him/her to find out more information by using “Secret Crush” (this happens frequently with Facebook’s Platform Application). Figure 2 exhibits the social engineering speech employed by the malicious widget to get the user to install it. On first glance, it does seem like the friend who has sent the notification is the one having a “crush” on the targeted user. This is actually not the case, as discussed further below.

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