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Generally speaking, antivirus software can search for and protect against viruses, worms and Trojans. Antispyware is usually a separate piece of software that searches for and protects against pesky pop-ups that install spyware, potentially dangerous cookies, Windows registry entries, etc. Both types of Windows malware removal tools are needed to adequately protect a Windows system [...]
IT managers are more concerned about end-user abuse of IT systems than attacks from hackers and other threats, according to new research. The 2007 State of Security Report, sponsored by security vendor Websense Inc., surveyed 158 employees and 159 IT managers from Australian companies with more than 50 staff. Managing end-user online activity is the [...]
When I go on the Internet to do my work, check my e-mail or do some personal banking, I have to admit I rarely worry about how secure my connection is. This is not very smart on my part, I know. But I didn’t fully realize how potentially hazardous cyberspace could be until I came [...]
The University of B.C. wants the right to keep using “spyware” to monitor its employees’ Internet use. And the university — which used the software to fire a worker who surfed non-work-related websites for hours a day — has gone to court to challenge an anti-spyware order by B.C.’s privacy commission. Michel Mandono, an engineering [...]
Spyware is the most rapidly evolving threat on the threat landscape at the moment, and it will continue this way into 2008, said Gerhard Eschelbeck, chief technology officer of Webroot Software, at RSA Europe in London on 23 October. Spyware is software that covertly gathers information through a user’s internet connection without their knowledge for [...]
Less than a year after successfully negotiating a US$1.5 million wrist-slap to to settle charges that it used sneaky tactics to install spyware on millions of computers, DirectRevenue (also known as Best Offers) has shut down operations. The notorious spyware vendor, reviled for shady installation practices, numerous name changes and the aggressive use of annoying [...]
Many people also believe that they are protected against such infection from web browsing because they are using URL filtering, anti-virus or anti-spyware software, or because they have a firewall. Unfortunately, this is not necessarily the case. The danger on the web comes from something called active content. While active content can be non-malevolent and [...]
With the proliferation of communication tools, spyware has exploded as a tool used by hackers to track and steal personal data. Spying can be traced back to the ancient writings of Sun Tzu. The second-century BC Chinese military general and strategist taught lessons on deception and subversion in “The Art of War” that are still [...]
Malicious hackers and other assorted bad guys looking for new tools for plying their trade this upcoming holiday season will have plenty of toys and services to choose from. Servicing them is a growing underground market bristling with botnets, Trojans, rootkits, spyware and all sorts of shady services aimed at everybody from the humble do-it-yourself [...]
Co-owning a computer can be tough, especially if you’ve got to share time with an Internet-hungry sibling. That’s why Ashley’s sister jumps at the offer of a fresh computer for her exclusive use. This means Internet independence for both girls, if the hand-me-down computer passes 14-year-old Ashley’s spyware test. It doesn’t. In fact, it fails [...]
A bipartisan bill introduced this week would allow victims of identity theft to seek restitution for their crime-related expenses. Sens. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., and Arlen Specter, R-Pa., on Tuesday introduced the Identity Theft Enforcement and Restitution Act of 2007, which also strengthens law enforcement’s hand against cybercriminals. The legislation would eliminate a prosecution requirement that [...]