Spyware, Rootkit Maker Stops Distribution
ContextPlus, an adware company implicated in a large number of stealth rootkit infections, has stopped distributing its software, citing concerns over the practices of some distribution partners.
In a brief note posted on its home page, ContextPlus said it is “no longer able to ensure the highest standards of quality and customer care” and will stop further distribution of the “one-to-one desktop marketing” software.According to statistics released by Microsoft, about 20 percent of all malware deleted by its monthly malicious software removal tool are stealth rootkits.
F-Secure has confirmed a noticeable decline in Apropos detections since the ContextPlus shutdown.
