Blog for hpHosts, and whatever else I feel like writing about ....

Sunday 26 April 2009

YouTube promoting Zango via mygamesfile.com!

I already knew Zango weren't gone for good, contrary to popular belief, as ZangoCash (a favourite amongst the PPI (pay per install) crowd) is still very much online. However, I wasn't expecting this;

http://www.malwaredomainlist.com/forums/index.php?topic=2777



As shown by JohnC (Malware Domain List), this clearly shows Zango being peddled courtesy of a video on YouTube, that's been posted by mygamesfile.com (congrats to those running MGF - you've now been added to hpHosts - we don't like malware, which is exactly what Zango is).

Is this a one off? I doubt it, is YouTube directly involved? I doubt it - but it shows yet again that sites that allow user content to go unchecked, is always going to lead to trouble.

References

YouTube Promotes Zango Software
http://www.malwaredomainlist.com/forums/index.php?topic=2777

ZANGO-R.I.P.----FINALLY!!!
http://temerc.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=3437553#p3437553

Notorious adware vendor Zango shuts its doors
http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9131858&intsrc=news_ts_head

You Get What You Pay For
http://blog.spywareguide.com/2009/04/you-get-what-you-pay-for.html

Zango installers pushed via Twitter
http://blog.spywareguide.com/2009/04/zango-installers-pushed-via-tw.html

Download Zango, Get Free PC Games (Sort Of)
http://blog.spywareguide.com/2009/02/download-zango-get-free-pc-gam.html

Lots more Zango beatdown goodness by The Goddamn Batman
http://blog.spywareguide.com/mt-search.cgi?tag=Zango&blog_id=4&IncludeBlogs=4

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