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My favorite for a quick checkup is Panda’s NanoScan (www.nanoscan.com). The first time you use it you’ll have to download an ActiveX control or a plug-in, depending on whether you use Internet Explorer or Firefox. I like the way the site leads you through the setup process, letting you know what to do at each [...]
Leading security software vendor PC Tools is pleased to see House passage of the Internet Spyware (I-Spy) Prevention Act of 2007, providing the justice system with greater power and resources to prosecute cyber criminals. “We need to give these criminals more than a slap on the wrist. We know that simply providing anti-spyware software is [...]
Security is a never-ending line battle and Google Pack includes a special edition of Norton Security Scan, as well as another program, Spyware Doctor, to help you evaluate your computer’s vulnerability to security risks. The two apps combined will detect and remove viruses, worms and Trojans; detect, remove and blocks all types of Spyware; run [...]
As she awaits a possible 40-year prison term, the case of Julie Amero, the substitute teacher in eastern Connecticut convicted of exposing seventh-graders to Internet porn, has gained national attention from school IT administrators. From the start, Amero has protested that she’s innocent, contending that spyware hijacked her classroom computer in explaining the pornographic pop-ups [...]
An antispyware bill that the U.S. House of Representatives passed this week earned praise from cybersecurity groups, but faces an uncertain future in the Senate. The bill, which would create penalties of up to five years in prison for some spyware-like behavior, is a “needed piece of legislation in order to protect consumers,” said Kevin [...]
“David Ulevitch, the founder of OpenDNS, claims that Google and Dell have placed ‘spyware‘ on Dell computers. Ulevitch made the claim based on his observation of the behavior of the Google Toolbar and homepage that comes preinstalled on IE in new Dell machines. He says that a browser redirector sends users who enter nonexistent URLs [...]
The House passed legislation Tuesday to combat the criminal use of Internet spyware and scams aimed at stealing personal information from computer users. Spyware, said bill sponsor Rep. Zoe Lofgren, D-Calif., “is one of the biggest threats to consumers on the Internet.” She and other lawmakers cited estimates that up to 90 percent of computers [...]
IronPort® Systems Inc. has completely revamped its monitoring website, www.senderbase.org, which it pioneered in 2003. This new website provides email administrators unique visibility into the email and Web traffic coming into their networks. Moreover, the new graphical user interface at Senderbase.org now makes it easier than ever for every member of the Internet community to [...]
Researcher Ben Edelman cited a half-dozen examples of affiliate merchants being cheated by spyware, particularly by claiming commissions on organic traffic coming to those merchants. Edelman said that while some spyware vendors are trying to clean up their image, the core designs of a couple of examples still behave as they always have: “They still [...]
Spyware is a general term for a computer program that gathers data and reports the findings back to an advertiser or internet marketing firm. Spyware is a way for freeware software authors to make money from the software, rather than selling it to the users for a fee. Spyware is often bundled with file sharing [...]
With the rapid growth in online business transactions, a new phenomenon in identity theft called ‘phishing‘ has emerged. In this process, hackers use e-mails as bait over the Internet to hook you into giving your personal data such as passwords, credit or debit card numbers, or other personal information. So what is the modus operandi [...]