Open Source Software Hijacked To Push Malware

[Daniel]

"VLC Media Player is a popular, useful, and free-as-in-beer piece of software. Unfortunately, its open source nature makes it easier for people with bad intentions to repackage it in nefarious ways. Not only do some of these folks claim that they're the originator of the software (a violation of trademark law and the license), but they often bundle it up with crapware and malware, which is a real dilemma for open source developers who play by the rules."

Daniel Reviewed by Daniel on 14th Jul 2011. Open Source Software Hijacked To Push Malware "VLC Media Player is a popular, useful, and free-as-in-beer piece of software. Unfortunately, its open source nature makes it easier for people with bad intentions to repackage it in nefarious ways. Not only do some of these folks claim that they're the originator of the software (a violation of trademark law and the license), but they often bundle it up with crapware and malware, which is a real dilemma for open source developers who play by the rules." Rating: 5

[Rox]

open source should always be downloaded from the original source... not many people know that and fall to cheap tricks like these...

[Daniel]

It doesn't matter if it is open or close source. You are an idiot if you download anything from an untrusted source, point and end of discussion.

[vizoomer]

totally agree with MrSandvik

but being in the warez world some people have in mind that every software is to be downloaded from a different source like wbb etc so thats the only reason of this

you guys can even see posts of the downloads that are freely available on the official site but it's people and their choice you see

[Daniel]

totally agree with MrSandvik

but being in the warez world some people have in mind that every software is to be downloaded from a different source like wbb etc so thats the only reason of this

you guys can even see posts of the downloads that are freely available on the official site but it's people and their choice you see

It's called laziness.

[0ccul7]

Even Google will point them towards the Official Site. Then what's the laziness for?

If some one can go to WBB or such a site and go to the Search function and then type it there then why can't they just Google it.

It's stupidity

[vizoomer]

It's called laziness.

you can call it whatever you want but it's people you know and thats the reason the people get opportunity like the one in here stated

[Daniel]

Even Google will point them towards the Official Site. Then what's the laziness for?

If some one can go to WBB or such a site and go to the Search function and then type it there then why can't they just Google it.

It's stupidity

Better said. You're absolutely right.

[vizoomer]

Even Google will point them towards the Official Site. Then what's the laziness for?

If some one can go to WBB or such a site and go to the Search function and then type it there then why can't they just Google it.

It's stupidity

even i agree with the term "stupidity"

[0ccul7]

some people think it's "cool" to go to sites like WBB and download from there. But they realize it afterwards that how many ways are there to fuck them up by just a simple .exe file