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Losses from computer viruses and other computer threats cost more than $13 billion a year. Consumer Reports just tested dozens of software programs that promise to protect your computer. When Matt Ferranto opened an e-mail recently, it looked innocent enough. It wasn’t. It had a virus in it. “Immediately something happened to the computer, systems […]
P2P file sharing involves downloading special software that connects the computers of various users. The activity creates an informal network that allows users to connect with each other at one time and share music, games, or other files. A P2P connection may result unknowingly in giving access to others that allows them to copy personal […]
U.S. consumers lost $7 billion over the last two years to viruses, spyware, and phishing schemes, according to Consumer Report’s latest State of the Net survey. The survey, based on a national sample of 2,000 U.S. households with Internet access, suggests that consumers face a 25% chance of being victimized online, which represents a slight […]
Every year at this time parents buy new computers for their children heading back to high school or off to college. The computers come with loads of software already installed, and are ready to facilitate much of the academic, social and financial lives of students around the world, however, they are also susceptible to a […]
Last week when this greeting card scam really began to blossom, I had three e-mails stating that I had “a message from a school chum,” another supposedly from a member of the female persuasion, and a third just a plain message “You have a greeting to read!” All three of these were on different e-mail […]
End-users have a 25-percent chance of becoming a cybercrime victim, according to Consumer Reports’ “State of the Net” survey for 2007. The consumer advocacy publication surveyed 2,030 online households this spring, finding that the odds of becoming a cybercrime victim are slightly worse than they were in 2006. The survey, set to appear in the […]
Small and medium-sized businesses in Russia are expected to increase financial investments up to $5.4 billion this year in an effort to strengthen sagging IT infrastructure and enhance protection against security threats, according to a recent study. While much of the investments will be directed toward hardware upgrades and employee training, the biggest concern say […]
There are hundreds of spyware removal programs out there, but you have to be careful and selective as to which spyware removal program to download onto your system and use. There are a few good spyware removal programs, but the majority are poorly designed that they won’t really do you any good. Many of the […]
MySpace accounts can’t receive traditional e-mail, so one hacker standard - attach the CIPAV to a message and hope the recipient is stupid enough to launch it - wasn’t available. Instead, the most likely tactic would have been to send a URL to the suspect account using MySpace’s own instant messaging and/or Web mail system. […]
Spyware collects personal information from your PC and Adware serves you unwanted advertisements. While not classed as viruses, they can change your browser’s home page or your default search engine. Windows Defender is an integral part of Vista and provides real-time protection against malware trying to install itself, as well as a tool for removing […]
McAfee’s Rootkit Detective debuts today, a free tool designed to disinfect PCs of malicious malware. The Rootkit Detective 1.0 has been designed and developed by McAfee to proactively detect and clean rootkits on PC systems. It is, says McAfee, not dependent on any signatures and can proactively detect most of the existing/upcoming rootkits and allow […]
