- Some Lifeline Phones Installed With Malware, Security Company Says
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Thursday, January 9, 2020
Some Android phones that sold to low-income people for just $35 come laden with two types of potential malware, according to a new report by security company Malwarebytes. ...
- Lenovo Buyers To Receive $55 Each In Adware Settlement
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Tuesday, February 19, 2019
If approved, the settlement will resolve a lawsuit stemming from Lenovo's 2014 decision to install the ad-serving software Visual Discovery -- developed by Superfish -- with new notebooks. ...
- Lenovo Adware Settlement Moves Forward
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Monday, November 26, 2018
A federal judge has granted preliminary approval to a deal that calls for computer manufacturer Lenovo and ad company Superfish to pay $8.5 million to settle a class-action lawsuit ov ...
- Lenovo Agrees To $7.3 Million Adware Settlement
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Thursday, July 12, 2018
Lenovo will settle a class-action accusing it of shipping notebooks with adware that contained security flaws. ...
- Adware Found To Take Pictures Of Desktops On Infected Machines
Search & Performance Marketing Daily, Laurie Sullivan - Monday, June 18, 2018
In a blow to consumer confidence and a strike against trust in publishers, a type of malware is distributing adware to people searching and using the web, allowing attackers ...
- Lenovo Settles With FTC And 31 States Over Superfish 'Man-In-The-Middle' Attacks
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Tuesday, September 5, 2017
Lenovo has agreed to obtain consumers' explicit consent before pre-installing certain types of ad-serving software, in order to settle charges brought by the Federal Trade Commission. ...
- Judge Urged To Approve $1 Million Adware Settlement
Daily Online Examiner, Wendy Davis - Tuesday, December 13, 2016
Consumers who purchased Lenovo notebooks two years ago have asked a federal judge to approve a class-action settlement requiring adware company Superfish to pay $1 million. ...
- Lenovo Must Face Class-Action Over Superfish Adware
Daily Online Examiner, Wendy Davis - Friday, October 28, 2016
Lenovo may have violated anti-hacking laws by allegedly selling notebooks that came pre-loaded with adware from the company Superfish, a federal judge ruled this week. ...
- Superfish Settles Privacy Lawsuit Over Adware-Infected Lenovos
Daily Online Examiner, Wendy Davis - Friday, February 12, 2016
Adware company Superfish has agreed to pay $1 million to settle a class-action privacy lawsuit on behalf of consumers who purchased Lenovo notebooks in late 2014 and early 2015, accordi ...
- Microsoft Takes Aim At Adware On PCs Running Windows
Search & Performance Marketing Daily, Laurie Sullivan - Wednesday, December 23, 2015
Microsoft will identify and remove adware from Windows PCs in 2016, in an effort to prevent ad-injection software from sneaking in, thus keeping users in control of their browsing experie ...
- New Measures To Block Ads... and To Block Ad Blockers
Around the Net in Video, P.J. Bednarski - Wednesday, August 12, 2015
A company called Shine developed an ad blocker for mobile phones that would stop the ad at the carrier level. It's in a test. Meanwhile, publishers are trying find so ...
- Block That Ad! It's A Growing Problem
Around the Net in Video, P.J. Bednarski - Thursday, April 9, 2015
Th Interactive Advertising Bureau addressed the issue during its annual leadership meeting in February, and now says it’s a high priority for 2015. Consumers use ad blocking for reasons oth ...
- Lenovo Notebooks Come With 'Horrifically Dangerous' Adware
PolicyBlog, Wendy Davis - Thursday, February 19, 2015
It's probably safe to say that Lenovo's decision to bundle notebooks with an adware program hasn't gone according to plan. Starting last September, Lenovo has shipped notebooks with the adwa ...
- Web's Big Players Team Up To Tackle Malware
Around the Net In MAD London, Sean Hargrave - Thursday, February 12, 2015
Facebook has launched a new platform to tackle malware and spam attacks by encouraging tech giants to collaborate and share threat information. The social network yesterday announced the 'ThreatExchange' platfor ...
- Android Users Warned Of Rogue Adware
Around the Net In MAD London, Sean Hargrave - Thursday, February 5, 2015
Android users have been warned to be on the lookout for suspicious pop-ups on their devices after several popular apps on the Google PlayStore were found to contain malicious codin ...
- Symantec Wins First Round In Scareware Lawsuit
Online Media Daily, Wendy Davis - Monday, August 6, 2012
Siding with Symantec, a federal judge has dismissed a potential class-action lawsuit by a consumer who alleged that the company fraudulently marketed scareware. ...
- Ascentive Settles Deceptive Advertising Suit Stemming From Surreptitiously Installed Adware
Online Media Daily, Wendy Davis - Friday, January 7, 2011
A company that markets spyware removal software has agreed to pay $78,000 and also issue refunds to Washington state residents to settle an investigation into deceptive advertising practices by t ...
- Click Forensics Delivers Platform To Validate Display Ad Traffic
Online Media Daily, Laurie Sullivan - Friday, February 26, 2010
Click Forensics will open a program Friday to audit impressions in display ads. The program tests the ability to filter ads and identify invalid traffic in real-time. The company wi ...
- Traffiq Gets Heavy With Targeting Tools
Online Media Daily, Gavin O'Malley - Wednesday, February 3, 2010
Change is afoot at Traffiq. On the heels of some operational restructuring, the online ad marketplace is debuting a new suite of planning and buying tools. Using what it cal ...
- VCs Funding 'Agency Replacement' Software
Online Media Daily, Mark Walsh - Tuesday, February 2, 2010
Look out, Madison Avenue -- venture capital investors are happily underwriting your extinction. Ian Sigalow, a principal at Greycroft Partners, said "agency replacement software" is one of the key investme ...
- Google Backs Up AdWords Users
Around the Net In Online Marketing, Gavin O'Malley - Tuesday, February 2, 2010
Google has bestowed a new feature upon its AdWords users, which relies on Google Gears -- a browser plug-in that lets them download Web-based data to their local hard dri ...
- DoubleVerify Is Checking Ad Context Twice
Online Media Daily, Gavin O'Malley - Wednesday, December 23, 2009
In an effort to bolster confidence among protective brand marketers, digital media-verification company DoubleVerify has launched a new product to prevent and block ads from appearing next to inappropriate conten ...
- New Dynamic Logic Service Brings In-Ad Surveys
Online Media Daily, Mark Walsh - Thursday, November 19, 2009
As an advertiser, how would you like to get instant feedback on an online ad right from questions posed within the ad itself? The Adometer software incorporates survey questions with ...
- Expert: Windows 7 More Prone To Malware
Around the Net In Online Marketing, Gavin O'Malley - Wednesday, November 4, 2009
At least one researcher is saying that Microsoft's decision to reduce the number of security messages that its new operating system, Windows 7, delivers when users install software makes i ...
- To Prevent Digital Ad Fraud, Start With Secure Insertion Orders
Online Media Daily, Joanne Miguel - Tuesday, October 20, 2009
Recent stories in
Online Media Daily and
The New York Times about fraudulent insertion orders for Web site advertising remind us that as long as there are dishone ...
- Google AdSense For Mobile Supports HTML Browsing Phones
Online Media Daily, Laurie Sullivan - Monday, October 5, 2009
Google Monday launched a feature for AdSense mobile that lets publishers tap into the smartphone mobile browsing experience by allowing them to run larger AdSense ads that are visible ...
- DataXu Launches Media-Buying Platform
Online Media Daily, Mark Walsh - Tuesday, September 15, 2009
Startup
DataXu has formally launched its real-time-bidding platform allowing agencies and advertisers to optimize ad buys across ad exchanges and ad networks. The new ad system is designed ...
- X Marks The SpotMixer For Google
Online Media Daily, Gavin O'Malley - Tuesday, September 1, 2009
Google on Tuesday announced the integration of SpotMixer's self-serve video ad creation solution within its AdWords' in-stream video ads. The development is expected to help AdWords users more easily crea ...
- Google AdWords Creates Niche Magnet
Online Media Daily, Laurie Sullivan - Friday, August 7, 2009
Designer Apparel, a shopping search engine, wanted to expand its offerings by launching niche clothing and accessory line for mothers of the bride. But if it was unknown in ...
- Pointroll Rolls Out Rich Media Ad Dev Suite
Online Media Daily, Gavin O'Malley - Wednesday, June 24, 2009
PointRoll on Wednesday launched a collection of tools designed to help designers and developers create, develop and deliver rich media ads. Dubbed AdArchitect, the technology can be used to crea ...