Security vendor warns of porn-clicking browser

gonzo · 06-27-2006

A free Web browser that bills itself as a tool for privacy protection is, in fact, a click-fraud engine for pornographic Web sites, security vendor Panda Software warned Friday.

Browsezilla, whose name and Lizard-like mascot are reminiscent of the open-source Mozilla browser products, claims to help surfers cover their tracks when visiting pornographic sites. It does not use browser history or save data to a cache, and it allows users to save their bookmarks on a remote server, according to the product's Web site.
However, Browsezilla also secretly installs adware that boosts the page view counts on certain pornographic Web sites, said J.J. Schoch, director of marketing with Panda. "It's being used deceptively to get more hits on their site," Schoch said. "This adware opens a series of adult web pages, although they are not visible to the user."

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Domain Name: BROWSEZILLA.COM

Registrant:
John
Smith (browsezilla@yahoo.co.uk)
12 Upper Woburn Place, London
London
London,WC1H0HX
GB
Tel. +44.8707544447

Creation Date: 27-Jan-2005
Expiration Date: 27-Jan-2007

Domain servers in listed order:
ns1.browsezilla.com
ns2.browsezilla.com

Administrative Contact:
John
Smith (browsezilla@yahoo.co.uk)
12 Upper Woburn Place, London
London
London,WC1H0HX
GB
Tel. +44.8707544447

Technical Contact:
John
Smith (browsezilla@yahoo.co.uk)
12 Upper Woburn Place, London
London
London,WC1H0HX
GB
Tel. +44.8707544447

Billing Contact:
John
Smith (browsezilla@yahoo.co.uk)
12 Upper Woburn Place, London
London
London,WC1H0HX
GB
Tel. +44.8707544447

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gonzo Fat Fucking Nobody Want to see your own Advertising Here! Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Atlanta,Ga. Posts: 17,795 Blog Entries: 11	Security vendor warns of porn-clicking browser A free Web browser that bills itself as a tool for privacy protection is, in fact, a click-fraud engine for pornographic Web sites, security vendor Panda Software warned Friday. Browsezilla, whose name and Lizard-like mascot are reminiscent of the open-source Mozilla browser products, claims to help surfers cover their tracks when visiting pornographic sites. It does not use browser history or save data to a cache, and it allows users to save their bookmarks on a remote server, according to the product's Web site. However, Browsezilla also secretly installs adware that boosts the page view counts on certain pornographic Web sites, said J.J. Schoch, director of marketing with Panda. "It's being used deceptively to get more hits on their site," Schoch said. "This adware opens a series of adult web pages, although they are not visible to the user." Network World ************************************************ Some people will do anything to raise their alexa ranking. Domain Name: BROWSEZILLA.COM Registrant: John Smith (browsezilla@yahoo.co.uk) 12 Upper Woburn Place, London London London,WC1H0HX GB Tel. +44.8707544447 Creation Date: 27-Jan-2005 Expiration Date: 27-Jan-2007 Domain servers in listed order: ns1.browsezilla.com ns2.browsezilla.com Administrative Contact: John Smith (browsezilla@yahoo.co.uk) 12 Upper Woburn Place, London London London,WC1H0HX GB Tel. +44.8707544447 Technical Contact: John Smith (browsezilla@yahoo.co.uk) 12 Upper Woburn Place, London London London,WC1H0HX GB Tel. +44.8707544447 Billing Contact: John Smith (browsezilla@yahoo.co.uk) 12 Upper Woburn Place, London London London,WC1H0HX GB Tel. +44.8707544447 __________________ We are putting the bastards of this world on notice; greed and corruption will always be met with "a voice made of ink and rage." "Never try and be like anyone else" - Hunter S. Thompson "The truth is the truth no matter how you try and package a lie" - Shellee Hale