Massive spyware-based identity theft ring

[utln]

Looks like CoolWebSearch is taking a more dangerous turn...

http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20050805-5175.html

Edited August 7, 2005 by utln

[gamehead200]

That's pretty scary...

[LLXX]

Another reason why most of the URLs in spyware are obfuscated... otherwise there'd be a lot of DDoS attacks against their information-collecting servers.

[Ophiel X]

Another reason why most of the URLs in spyware are obfuscated... otherwise there'd be a lot of DDoS attacks against their information-collecting servers.

you'd just be DDoSing another victim.

the servers storing the information are more than likely hacked servers.