DoubleClick blacks out from Web attack
Posted by gauarav on 28 July 2004 - 00:47 · 41 comments & 4574 views
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#1 Posted by CdCViRus on 28 Jul 2004 - 01:14
- i guess some clients are not receiving popups
DIE doubleclick, DIE -
#1.1 Posted by Emon on 28 Jul 2004 - 01:35
- gosh dude !!... I had the same thing in mind so I clicked here to post it .. but u already took words outta my mouth ..
DIE doubleclick, DIE
DIE doubleclick, DIE
DIE doubleclick, DIE
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#1.2 Posted by MoRiA on 28 Jul 2004 - 01:46
- Yeah along those lines of DIE!!!
http://www.everythingisnt.com/hosts.html
That tends to work wonders
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#1.3 Posted by bangbang023 on 28 Jul 2004 - 01:57
- Some maturity. Grow up.
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#2 Posted by Michael Lerner on 28 Jul 2004 - 01:41
- Who the hell cares, doubleclick sucks
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#3 Posted by tmaxxtigger on 28 Jul 2004 - 01:42
- No-one rush to fix this, please!
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#4 Posted by Octol on 28 Jul 2004 - 01:48
- Agree with everyone.
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#4.1 Posted by mswarts on 28 Jul 2004 - 04:17
- I would say that I agree, but I'm not an idiot. Ads make Internet content free. While I'm not a proponent of popups or the doubleclick company, I recognize their importance to the Internet. As I type I see an ad for 8,000 FREE smileys, but I accept that because I like Neowin.
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#4.2 Posted by Octol on 28 Jul 2004 - 12:53
- My opinion of Doubleclick is simply a particular instance of my extreme loathing of advertising in general. You can't take a breath anywhere without legions of scumbags relentlessly pounding on you to buy whatever worthless shït they happen to be selling.
My profound disgust with advertising and the advertising "industry" knows no bounds. In fact, I just paid Neowin £10 for an email account that I'll never use in the hopes that it will eventually help wean this site off of advertising.
Did you know that the Chinese idiogram for "advertising" literally translates as "wash-brain"? -
#4.3 Posted by enzo on 28 Jul 2004 - 17:05
QUOTE Ads make Internet content free.
I think it really depends on what you mean by "free." Television commercials make it so you don't have to pay money for television, but at what cost? Advertising has a much greater effect on us then we think. Time is wasted closing popup ads, privacy is violated with spyware and adware. I don't think it's alright for the Internet to be controled by marketing like television is, and I think the people who launched this attack feel the same way.
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#5 Posted by Ehrihk on 28 Jul 2004 - 02:03
- This is more of a blessing than anything!
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#6 Posted by finalcut on 28 Jul 2004 - 02:04
- keep up the good work guys
if you need help, let me know
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#7 Posted by DsnBehind on 28 Jul 2004 - 02:26
QUOTE DoubleClick blacks out from Web attack
How tragic.
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#7.1 Posted by rogerroger on 28 Jul 2004 - 03:40
- HAHA
Too bad no one cares! I had those tracking cookies, so this was news to my ears!
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#8 Posted by IceDogg on 28 Jul 2004 - 02:28
- O this is such tragic news.. I agree DsnBehind! I was brought to tears.. NOT
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#9 Posted by NyaR on 28 Jul 2004 - 03:41
- Even though there is news of amd making cheaper processors and better processors, new technology improvements and all that other good stuff, this by far is the best news ive seen in a while
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#9.1 Posted by Spitfire_x86 on 28 Jul 2004 - 06:01
- Agree
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#10 Posted by imtoomuch on 28 Jul 2004 - 03:47
- Awesome! More attacks should be directed towards these companies. Companies that produce ads, adware, and spyware.
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#10.1 Posted by DrIndianaJones on 28 Jul 2004 - 05:35
- Yeah, give those virus writers something productive to do.
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#11 Posted by Taliseian on 28 Jul 2004 - 05:29
- Aw.....this just breaks my f*****g heart.........this is such a sad story.........
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#12 Posted by cappuchok on 28 Jul 2004 - 06:22
- Finally the script kiddies are turning their otherwise destructive "abilities" to constructive use.
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#12.1 Posted by Jugalator on 28 Jul 2004 - 08:37
- How is this constructive?
Yes, you might think it's *good*, but then it's for the ad-destructive reason, right?
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#13 Posted by ViperXP on 28 Jul 2004 - 06:59
- I agree that ads make Internet content free, but undoubtedly online ads have become more and more intrusive, and to some extent, it's a form of intrusion of privacy (esp. with doubleclick's case, where they use tracking cookies to track user surfing behaviors etc). Ads have evolved from a visual annonanyce to an intrusion of user privacy.
If I recalled correctly, doubleclick (DC) did NOT explicitly obtain permission from users before tracking them. We as users have to take the matter into our own hands and adopt proactive solutions. The rise of ad blockers and the increase in the number of ppl using these tools are the clear signs that online advertisers have gone too far.
In fact, I am glad that DC was DoS'ed. Serves you right DC! The script kiddies have picked the correct target this time
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#13.1 Posted by cappuchok on 28 Jul 2004 - 08:29
- While ads makes Internet-content free, ads also makes the Internet contentfree
And you're right, DC doesn't ask the user permission before tracking them.
Tip: A local DNS cache that you can control is a good way of blocking ad servers from serving (and tracking) cookies to your machine, and also doesn't slow down your machine as much as a huge hosts file would do. FastCache by AnalogX is an awesome tool for this. Many modern broadband routers also come with a built-in DNS proxy, some of which might even have the ability to edit entries just like FastCache. -
#13.2 Posted by StaticFish on 28 Jul 2004 - 08:49
- that was a clever use of punctuation there....
almost too clever
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#14 Posted by Kaska on 28 Jul 2004 - 07:19
- oh no, how could this happen to such an awsome company.
I agree finnaly a good target hit.
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#15 Posted by LampkinsMateSteve on 28 Jul 2004 - 11:09
- Hypocrites. The lot of you.
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#16 Posted by BoneDog7 on 28 Jul 2004 - 13:31
- I sometimes get a tingly feeling in my "down there" area when I here about some company getting F-ed in the A by hackers.. Is that wrong?
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#17 Posted by Mr Mialo on 28 Jul 2004 - 13:38
- Is that why some website were rendering quicker?
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#18 Posted by matrixhax0r on 28 Jul 2004 - 17:37
- Yeah, DoubleClick had it coming. But you realize it's just a DoS? Since people don't keep up DoS forever becasue of limited bandwith it dies out by itself
The outage, first noticed at about 7 a.m. PDT, stemmed from a denial-of-service (DoS) attack that targeted DoubleClick's domain name server (DNS) system. The attack originated from "outside sources" that caused service disruption for DoubleClick's ad service clients, according to company spokeswoman Jennifer Blum.
"The vast majority is up and running," Blum said in an interview of the company's network of services that were affected by the attack. However, there are still some clients that are experiencing service outages. "We are working on it, and we have notified the proper people," Blum added. She declined to elaborate on which law enforcement bodies are involved in the investigation.
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