Download.com and Others Bundle Superfish-Style HTTPS Breaking Adware
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VistaGlider
Feb 27, 2015, 7:45:39 PM2/27/15
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Download.com and Others Bundle Superfish-Style HTTPS Breaking
Adware
It’s a scary time to be a Windows user. Lenovo was bundling HTTPS-hijacking Superfish adware, Comodo ships with an even worse security hole called PrivDog, and dozens of other apps like LavaSoft are doing the same. It’s really bad, but if you want your encrypted web sessions to be hijacked just head to CNET Downloads or any freeware site, because they are all bundling HTTPS-breaking adware now.
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http://www.howtogeek.com/210265/download.com-and-others-bundle-superfish-style-https-breaking-adware/
It’s a scary time to be a Windows user. Lenovo was bundling HTTPS-hijacking Superfish adware, Comodo ships with an even worse security hole called PrivDog, and dozens of other apps like LavaSoft are doing the same. It’s really bad, but if you want your encrypted web sessions to be hijacked just head to CNET Downloads or any freeware site, because they are all bundling HTTPS-breaking adware now.
Read This Article →
http://www.howtogeek.com/210265/download.com-and-others-bundle-superfish-style-https-breaking-adware/
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