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Adware Bundling hits Popular website platforms – Cloned!

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Cloned website Pushing Adware An  adware  delivery ploy was uncovered recently that involved the distribution of adware programs via clone websites that use legitimate looking domains.  The deceit came to light when a phony website  keepass.fr  was discovered that replicated the official site  keepass.info .  Keepass  is an open source password manager tool that helps users to manage their passwords for Windows network logon, websites FTP password, email account, online passwords etc in a secure manner. InstallCore adware is pushed when apps from this clone website are installed The clone of Keepass password manager app appears legitimate and is fully functional. However it is infected with the malicious  InstallCore adware . InstallCore is an adware program that bundles popular legitimate applications along with malicious third party applications. The user is lured to install the application that comes with a popular title with...