A Twitter, social media call to action.
Stop the dotru domain extension before it kills us.Maybe social media can effect diplomatic change and force another country (ahem, Russia) to clean up it's community.
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Maybe users can send a message to software providers that we've had enough. We don't need cute names or hidden menu items. Let them know on Twitter...
Give users the ability to stop any email or website originating from Russia.
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Twitter "Best Video" Scam Attacks PCs & Users
Apparently, visitors to juste.ru (a website with the Russian country domain extension dotru) will see an embedded YouTube video. Behind the scenes, the page launches an exploit-laden PDF attack that, if successful, will install a fake antivirus program called "System Security."Isn't it time to 'kill' a domain extension?
Skip the diplomatic channels, how about a dotru tea party?
Most PC users don't want anything from Russia...
...Not even a mail order bride.Companies that provide Email and browser programs need to step up.
Microsoft!
Outlook - A one button kill for email originating from Russia? ...Make that a 'kill button' we can find and not named something stupid from that Microsoft Naming convention from hell...Internet Explorer - A one button kill for websites using the Russian dotru domain extension?Google - Chrome & Gmail
FireFox
Opera
SafariIn defense of Adobe
...Like drinking from Niagra Falls with a dixie cup trying to defend against hacker exploits.DotRU
The dotru is a Russian Domain Extension. DotRU is a Country Code Top Level Domain designated for Russia .ru
Through the years tons of SPAM, malware and exploits have originated from websites with .ru domain extensions.How about a Twitter Tea Party?
Source for info on the dotru Twitter Video Scam was PC World
