A group known for aggressive distribution of bogus anti-spyware programs through hijacked and malicious websites is found to be also an authorized reseller of domain names. Brian Krebs of Security Fix reports that the gang is using its domain registration privileges to "ease the process of creating new websites used to push their invasive software."

Kreb reports: "Klikdomains.com, also known as Vivids Media GMBH, sells Web site names in the .com, .net, .org, .info, .biz, .name, .us, and .in top level domains. Klikdomains is part of Klikvip.com, which has for at least the last three years hired affiliates to trick people into installing its fake antivirus and anti-spyware products… Klik is a reseller of domain registration services offered by India based registrar Directi Internet Solutions." Also see earlier report covering scam domains registered by another Directi reseller, EstDomains.

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