Blogger Sites Can Spread Spyware

An eWeek article mentions how some Blogger sites can deliver spyware to your computer. This newsletter uses the Blogger service to display the news articles, so of course this news is a concern to us.

Blogger gives the users of its service the option of a search toolbar on the top of each page, and a link to another random Blogger site. We have chosen to not display this bar, and we don't display advertising so you won't have to worry about getting spyware from the Technology for the Timid newsletter. It's not a simple matter of the Blogger people just shutting off the random blog link, nor disabling the use of scripting on Blog sites. Doing either of these would drive a lot of Blogger users away and have a detrimental effect on their service.

The best way to deal with this latest threat is to make sure you have a good popup stopper installed on your computer, or use the Firefox browser which has one built-in. And also remember to never click on popup ads if you do get them. An ounce of education can help keep your system clear of threats.