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Websites that feature the TRUSTe security certificate are twice as likely to contain malware than sites with no security certification, according to spyware and adware researcher Ben Edelman. Adware providers Direct-revenue and Webhancer, among others, are using TRUSTe certificates in an attempt to appear more trustworthy than they really are, Edelman claimed. Full Story