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Saturday, 23 May 2009

Oh Comodo here we go again!

Comodo states: "To get a DV cert all you need is a domain name and $15..and no background check about your identity is required." As I stated in a previous post ... perhaps you should at least check the domain name ... duh! that would be a good first clue ... but I guess the $15 is more important?

These culprits were first reported on Thursday, April 16, 2009 - A Diverse Portfolio of Fake Security Software - Part Nineteen and later by the SunBelt blog where both these domains reside on the same IP (iSystem Inc.)

Seems iSystem Inc also controls several other (malicious) domains ... including "malwarecatcher. net" which is associated with "updvms. net" and this is where it get interesting ...


Read more
http://msmvps.com/blogs/hostsnews/archive/2009/05/23/1693034.aspx

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