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= Qihoo 360 controversy = |
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== Caught in a Backdoor Scandal == |
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On February 2, 2010, Rising Software published an article titled "Rising Exposes the Scandal: Qihoo 360 Installs Backdoor on Users' Computers." The article revealed that 360 products secretly opened a "[[Backdoor (computing)|backdoor]]" when installed on users' computers, leading to potential data leaks. Qihoo 360 responded by claiming that the vulnerability had been fixed. However, Rising updated its official page, stating that according to their security experts, the "backdoor" still existed in subsequent versions of 360 (6.1.5.1009). |
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The lawsuit related to this controversy concluded in November 2011, with Qihoo 360 winning the case.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2010-02-05 |title=瑞星揭露黑幕：奇虎360给用户装“后门” |trans-title=en:Rising Exposes the Scandal: Qihoo 360 Installs a "Backdoor" for Users |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100205121645/http://www.rising.com.cn/about/news/rising/2010-02-02/6617.html |access-date=2024-06-16 |website=Swiss Star Network (disambiguation)}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2013-01-31 |title=360公开致谢NT Internals 已第一时间抢修漏洞 |trans-title=en:360 Publicly Thanks NT Internals for Promptly Fixing the Vulnerability |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130131031405/http://bbs.360.cn/3229787/34800737.html |access-date=2024-06-16 |website=web.archive.org}}</ref> |
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== References == |
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Revision as of 14:20, 16 June 2024
Qihoo 360 controversy
Caught in a Backdoor Scandal
On February 2, 2010, Rising Software published an article titled "Rising Exposes the Scandal: Qihoo 360 Installs Backdoor on Users' Computers." The article revealed that 360 products secretly opened a "backdoor" when installed on users' computers, leading to potential data leaks. Qihoo 360 responded by claiming that the vulnerability had been fixed. However, Rising updated its official page, stating that according to their security experts, the "backdoor" still existed in subsequent versions of 360 (6.1.5.1009).
The lawsuit related to this controversy concluded in November 2011, with Qihoo 360 winning the case.[1][2]
References
- ^ "瑞星揭露黑幕：奇虎360给用户装"后门"" [en:Rising Exposes the Scandal: Qihoo 360 Installs a "Backdoor" for Users]. Swiss Star Network (disambiguation). 2010-02-05. Retrieved 2024-06-16.
- ^ "360公开致谢NT Internals 已第一时间抢修漏洞" [en:360 Publicly Thanks NT Internals for Promptly Fixing the Vulnerability]. web.archive.org. 2013-01-31. Retrieved 2024-06-16.