Mozilla Is Considering Blocking In-Page Pop-Ups In Firefox

Mozilla is collecting a dataset of in-page pop-ups in order to automatically block them in Firefox. In-page pop-ups are pop-ups that show pages at different times, such as when loading the website, scrolling, inactivity or opening a tab.

Experiments are now being done with a pop-up blocker to close these pop-ups automatically. For this Mozilla is working on a collection of such pop-ups. Internet users can report this via this page . The dataset is only needed to train the pop-up blocker. The plan is to be able to block them automatically without having a complete blocklist. Whether the feature also comes is still unclear. Firefox developer Ehsan Akhgari says on Twitter that Mozilla is exploring it as a possible Firefox feature.

Adware Uses Zero-Day Vulnerability In Mac OS X

A vulnerability in Mac OS X last month by a German researcher was revealed and has not yet been patched by Apple is now actively used by adware. Through the vulnerability could allow a local attacker to increase his or application user rights.

Anti-virus firm Malwarebytes recently discovered an adware installer that uses the vulnerability to gain root privileges on Mac computers. Besides installing the VSearch adware installer also installs the adware Genieo and the very controversial MacKeeper on computers. Finally sends users to the Mac App Store to download the Download Shuttle app there. Do not know where the adware is offered exactly Malwarebytes late, but the company advises users to be careful what they download.

Skype Botnet Spread Adware Disabled

Researchers in collaboration with Amazon and Microsoft disabled a botnet that focused on Skype users and adware spread. The botnet's popular VoIP software used to infect users. The criminals behind the botnet used all kinds of usernames called Skype users and immediately hanged. The username pointed to an area where there is a video message would wait.

On the website in question, however, was offered a file called VideoPlayer.exe adware which turned out to be. According to the website users had to install the file if they did not see the video message. To disrupt the botnet, researchers from PhishMe first look at the IP addresses used. It appeared that the cyber criminals used Amazon for their hosting. The researchers then warned that Amazon could take the Internet giant steps.

Furthermore, Microsoft was informed so that it could tackle the usernames that were used for the distribution of adware. "If users are trained to recognize suspicious cases, the amount of information you get back a hundred-fold increase," says Ronnie Tokazowski of PhishMe. In this case you could use the information of a user who PhishMe eventually be warned disordered many adware campaign.

Confiscated Domain Megaupload Points To Malware

Two domain names of Megaupload by the US government in early 2012 seized are now being used to infect users with malware and forward to Internet cams, as discovered website TorrentFreak .Megaupload was the upload and download site from Internet entrepreneur Kim Dotcom.

For alleged copyright infringement and online piracy were Dotcom and several others indicted by the US. Who Megaupload.com and Megavideo.com had received a warning that the domains were seized. It seems that the domain names have not been extended allowing another party they could register or attackers there have been accessed in a different way. Code on the website sends visitors will see through to scam sites or have ads that offer malware. Commenting Dotcom criticized the actions of the authorities. For several years, the Internet entrepreneur has a new online storage service called Mega.