CNET is reporting that Belkin routers (typically used in home and small offices as firewall and Internet connection sharing devices) periodically hijack users' Web connection and display an advertisement for parental control software.
Every eight hours, a random computer that's hooked up to a local area network may receive an unsolicited advertisement for a trial version of parental control software, instead of the Web page the person had hoped to visit. The behavior can be permanently disabled, but it is turned on by default in new Belkin routers when they are shipped.
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These guys are nothing but ... (Below threshold)1. Posted by Basil Crow | November 16, 2003 12:01 AM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
These guys are nothing but a bunch of sore, pathetic losers. Never gonna buy Belkin products!
1. Posted by Basil Crow | November 16, 2003 12:01 AM |
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Posted on November 16, 2003 00:01
2. Posted by Armor2net | August 12, 2004 11:57 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
Armor2net Personal Firewall is able to stop Internet pop-up ads, a feature that can be customized for each individual Web site. The program will also search your computer for spyware, and remove the spyware components safely.
2. Posted by Armor2net | August 12, 2004 11:57 PM |
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Posted on August 12, 2004 23:57
3. Posted by Armor2net | October 22, 2004 1:13 AM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)
Armor2net Personal Firewall is able to stop Internet pop-up ads, a feature that can be customized for each individual Web site. The program will also search your computer for spyware, and remove the spyware components safely.
3. Posted by Armor2net | October 22, 2004 1:13 AM |
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Posted on October 22, 2004 01:13