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Microsoft has crossed the line. They have been disliked by many techies, for arrogance, incompetence and more. But, this wasn’t a universal opinion and reasonable people could have disagreed. Now however, the question of Microsoft’s corporate character has left the realm of opinion and landed firmly in fact. They are bad guys. If there was […]
Security threats are evolving, therefore the protection mechanisms necessary to safeguard your data needs to evolve too. Alfred McAlpine – IT Services invites you to explore and de-mystify the new breed of IT security threats at a security briefing seminar. The briefings will offer solutions to control email communication and guard confidential data for the […]
One of our freeware favorites, Lavasoft’s Ad-Aware 2007 Plus is the paid version of the popular scanner Lavasoft Ad-Aware 2007 Free. Despite Ad-Aware 2007 Plus’s name, Lavasoft says that the program combats spyware as well as adware. For the $27 (£14) price, you get automatic updates, scheduled scans, and real-time protection that’s missing from the […]
What do you think of when you hear carnivore, spyware, virus, CIPAV and key loggers? I think of criminals, goofs and other nefarious sorts, but during the past few years, we have been getting bits of news out of the federal government having to do with computer mischief and tracking of terrorists and criminals. Carnivore […]
Kaspersky Lab, Inc., a leading developer of Internet threat management solutions that defend against viruses, spyware, hackers and spam, today kicks off its “Touchdowns for Technology” program with the WBCN New England Patriots Radio Network. As part of the program, Kaspersky Lab will donate a computer for every touchdown New England scores during the […]
Banks can batten down their own computers but not the PC in your spare room. It’s a problem that hampers widespread consumer adoption of online banking just as more consumers are taking the plunge into broadband Internet access. “Fort Knox is super-secure. But the road to and from Fort Knox isn’t,” said John Sharp, chief […]
Many of the e-mails I receive today still focus on spyware and Trojans infecting computers. The problem has been mitigated somewhat over the years but as anti-spyware programs are rolled out the bad guys do a better job of developing software to get around it. What’s in it for them? I get that question a […]
Normally when we lodge a complaint, Police and government officials investigate the real culprits behind the mischief. But when it comes to the theft of the information through the internet by malicious programs like spyware and adware, there are laws restricting them but are not fully functional throughout the world. According to recent research findings, […]
Zango, an online media company, came up short in its attempt to force an anti-virus company to reclassify its “spyware” tag for the company’s adware. The U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington ruled in favor of Kaspersky Lab, granting the security company immunity from liability in a suit filed by Zango. According […]
As with viruses, spyware has caused such controversy that a number of software programmers have developed utilities to eliminate it. Such is the feeling surrounding the issue that many of these are either shareware or completely free. Perhaps the most complete freeware tool is Spybot Search and Destroy. This not only sniffs out and removes […]
According to Dark Reading, it appears that the Korean government have officially requested police to investigate seven makers of antivirus and anti-spyware programs. The charge? That they are actually “promulgating” spyware and viruses. Some of the shanningan that these software makers get into about half of the 118 anti-spyware applications in the country are programmed […]
