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System SoftLab has announced the immediate availability of Security Process Detector 3.00, which will expose and delete spyware, Trojans and viruses residing on your computer. Coupled with an antivirus program, it provides an additional layer of security against viruses, which are not known to the antivirus software. Security Process Detector will reveal processes running on [...]
A venerable favorite utility for zapping spyware and adware, Lavasoft’s Ad-Aware has just been updated, with improvements that include better detection of adware and malware, a scanning engine that goes easy on your PC’s system resources, and a snazzy new interface. The updates apply to all three versions of Ad-Aware, which now go by the [...]
Over objections from Internet companies and online advertisers, the U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday approved a bill touted as an antispyware measure, a move that sets the stage for a political showdown in the Senate later this year. By a 368-48 vote, with 43 of the opposing votes coming from Republicans, the House [...]
Antispyware efforts have gained momentum in the past several years. Zango itself is no stranger to these efforts, having settled (in late 2006) FTC charges that it “used unfair and deceptive methods to download adware and obstruct consumers from removing it.” The New York Attorney General similarly sued and settled with Direct Revenue, which it [...]
About 4 per cent of search terms return results for websites that attempt to install spyware and other malicious code on users’ computers, according to a study issued Monday by cyber security firm McAfee. The figure represents a drop of about 1 per cent compared to the results from last year, but overall McAfee estimated [...]
You can always pay for quality software to immunize your computer, but there are also free tools available that do a nice job. However, before you start downloading every tool you see, take note of the following recommendation. Most experts recommend that when it comes to anti-virus and firewall protection, you’re better off running only [...]
Viruses infect your computer and damage your systems and programmes; spyware is less obvious, but just as dangerous. It sits in the background, monitoring your computer and potentially transmitting information to someone else over the internet. Viruses and spyware can record every keystroke you make on your keyboard including user names, passwords and credit card [...]
An American paedophile was caught grooming a 15-year-old British boy over the internet when the boy’s mother planted ‘keylogging‘ spyware on his computer to find out what he was doing online. But an internet expert warned parents today to think twice before following the woman’s example, or they could find themselves on the wrong side [...]
The first thing I have done to protect my computer is stopped using Internet Explorer. Now I know I.E. is a good browser; however, it also is the biggest target for spyware, greyware and outright viruses. Instead, I switched over to Firefox. (Note: There are some things I have to use I.E. for, but for [...]