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Adware has been the most damaging type of spyware in March. Sixty-eight percent of all spyware detected by the online antivirus company Panda was adware. This type of malware is designed to show unwanted pop-up ads. The second most active type of spyware in March were PUPs (Potentially Unwanted Programs), which accounted for 24 percent […]
Q: I want to protect my computer against adware and spyware. According to my son, I only need Windows Defender. Would it hurt to also have SpyBot Search & Destroy? A: I don’t want to get between a father and son. I’ll tell you what I do at home and why, then you can decide. […]
Phishing is a type of fraud that sends files to hijack your computer or hijacks business brand names to trick computer users into visiting bogus Web sites with the intent of extracting information like credit card numbers or other sensitive information. Almost 24,000 incidents of phishing were reported in Dec. 2006 alone, according to the […]
AT&T has announced the availability of AT&T Web Security, a network-based security service that provides advanced Web content and instant-messaging filtering. Available to companies in the United States and around the world, AT&T Web Security is the newest addition to AT&T’s enterprise security portfolio, which is focused on providing companies with security services “in the […]
Nearly half of companies globally have suffered a business disruption owing to malware, according to Webroot Software’s latest State of Internet Security report. The organised nature, rapid growth and severity of cyber-crime has pushed it to the FBI’s number three priority behind counter-terrorism and counter-intelligence. Webroot’s research discovered that 4.2 million, or 1.7 […]
According to a recent study, forty percent of all businesses are suffering because of Malware infestations. Loss of productivity, loss of sales, and loss of sensitive data are all related to Malware attacks on businesses both small and large. During the study published Wednesday by Webroot, sixty percent of businesses do not even have a […]
