Pay-Per-Install Malware Models Affiliate Marketing

Author: Donald Sears
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From Black Hat DC: Sites
like Amazon offer affiliate programs that pay users for sending them
new customers. And now, malware authors, always quick to adopt tactics
that work elsewhere, have developed
their own affiliate program. Read the full article. [MIT Technology Review]

From Black Hat DC: Sites
like Amazon offer affiliate programs that pay users for sending them
new customers. And now, malware authors, always quick to adopt tactics
that work elsewhere, have developed
their own affiliate program. Read the full article. [MIT Technology Review]

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  • Eva Peters on

    This is so scary! Even our anti-virus programs unable to do anything sometimes! I think people who make money online should take the responsibility to ensure that what they share is legit.. While it is difficult to find this out exactly, maybe one should think in terms of what the host company/website is gaining from offering such files... CashforGoldUSA

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