FlashGot, NoScript & CasaleMedia

[Ron Lopshire]

Giorgio Maone, developer of the popular FlashGot and NoScript
extensions, has partnered with CasaleMedia, a known purveyor of malware.

http://www.spywareremove.com/removeCasaleMedia.html

See this Mozillazine thread for more info.

http://preview.************/298ty7

I myself have removed NoScript from my WinXP box.

Multi-posted to alt.privacy.spyware and mozilla.support.firefox

Ron

[Adam Piggott]

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Ron Lopshire wrote:
> Giorgio Maone, developer of the popular FlashGot and NoScript
> extensions, has partnered with CasaleMedia, a known purveyor of malware.
>
> http://www.spywareremove.com/removeCasaleMedia.html
>
> See this Mozillazine thread for more info.
>
> http://preview.************/298ty7
>
> I myself have removed NoScript from my WinXP box.

- From what I understand the Giorgio wasn't aware of the behaviour of
CasaleMedia. I would like to think once he has seen sufficient evidence to
hold up the claims about them he will take action that we all consider
appropriate.

IMO removing the software due to Giorgio using their adverts in these
circumstances is a bit knee-jerk. I'm sure we'll see in the coming days :-)
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[Ron Lopshire]

Far Canal wrote:
> Ron Lopshire wrote
>
>>Giorgio Maone, developer of the popular FlashGot and NoScript
>>extensions, has partnered with CasaleMedia, a known purveyor of malware.
>>
>> http://www.spywareremove.com/removeCasaleMedia.html
>>
>>See this Mozillazine thread for more info.
>>
>> http://preview.************/298ty7
>>
>>I myself have removed NoScript from my WinXP box.
>>
>>Multi-posted to alt.privacy.spyware and mozilla.support.firefox
>
> Is there malware in NoScript?
> Will/do Mozilla allow extensions that contain malware?

No, and not knowingly.

Revisit the Mozillazine thread. Giorgio has reconsidered (dumped) his
affiliation with CasaleMedia.

http://preview.************/298ty7

Quote: "OK people, chill out.

There's no trace of CM stuff on FlashGot.net anymore since a couple
hours now.

Thanks John Wilson II for his actually informational pointer.
Safety is a trust business, and trust is a chain: I should have done
more background checks about CM.

I admit I only looked at their green Siteadvisor official rating and
double checked that their landing sites couldn't install anything on a
vanilla Firefox, but I overlooked the horror stories haunting their past.

Not that I believe anybody got infected by visiting flashgot.net, but
I'm not proud either of having even minimally increased a controversial
business or enhanced its reputation by publishing those ads on a popular
Firefox-related site Sad

If I was a bit confortable with the idea of trading trust for money, I
would have accepted the repeated offers I received about bundling
whenu.com adware within FlashGot, talking of monthly revenue
perspectives in the tens of thousands.

So, my sincere apologizes for the community panic I caused and my
promise I'll ask your advice in advance before taking any other similar
step. BTW, have you got a suggestion about a reputable ads-broker (other
than Google) which can fill those empy spaces?"

Good for Giorgio. I am sure that he would welcome any suggestions.

Ron