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On the 20th Safer Internet Day, what was security like back in 2004?

Malwarebytes

You had very rich and powerful adware companies, making liberal use of bundled installers. The adware was frequently incredibly invasive, with affiliate networks often in meltdown promoting every kind of rogue install under the sun. Data execution prevention, helping to ward off buffer overflow exploits. Exploits were rampant.

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Good game, well played: an overview of gaming-related cyberthreats in 2022

SecureList

Adware (4.19%) comes second: this type of software displays unwanted (and sometimes irritating) pop-up ads which can appear on a user’s computer or mobile device. The scheme encourages users to log in using their social media credentials. Fake CS:GO in-game stores created by cybercriminals.

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