12/14/2023 0 Comments Wireshark download cnet![]() ![]() “CNet knows that there’s something wrong with what they’re doing, and they’re trying to deceive developers and users,” according the ExtremeTech. In addition to the deception and trademark violation, and potential violation of the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act, this clearly violates Nmap’s copyright. Of course they also violated our trademark by claiming this download is an Nmap installer when we have nothing to do with the proprietary trojan installer. Note how they use our registered “Nmap” trademark in big letters right above the malware “special offer” as if we somehow endorsed or allowed this. I took and attached a screen shot of the C|Net trojan Nmap installer in action. ![]() Then the next time the user opens their browser, they find that their computer is hosed with crappy toolbars, Bing searches, Microsoft as their home page, and whatever other shenanigans the software performs! The worst thing is that users will think we (Nmap Project) did this to them! Of course the problem is that users often just click through installer screens, trusting that gave them the real installer and knowing that the Nmap project wouldn’t put malicious code in our installer. According the #5 on CNet’s forum discussion, the CNET installer changes were made to “improve security and reliability of downloads.” Users trust CNet downloads, claiming more than 2.5 million daily downloads, and most won’t take the time to opt-out before the installer loads junk on their box. Some in the security community are currently ticked, at least disgusted, in regard to the pen-testing Network Mapping tool Nmap after Gordon Lyon, better known as Fyodor, announced on Seclists that C|Net Download.Com is now bundling Nmap with malware!įyodor alerted users that the Windows Installer for Nmap and other Open Source programs like VLC wraps bloatware, malware, and Trojans in otherwise legitimate and free software. ![]()
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