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