Pinch Media iPhone Apps Are "Spyware", Critic Claims Since a number of apps even disclose gender and age to Pinch Media, some now believe they can be considered spyware.
Ashampoo UnInstaller Does More Than Its Name Suggests Ashampoo UnInstaller worked very well, clearing out each spyware program and its malicious junk with one simple routine.
Strange new desktop items may be spyware There is a known spyware infection called Sidebar that causes the appearance of several unknown icons on your desktop.
Identity-Theft Spyware Flourishes During Economic Downturn The number of computers infected by spyware designed to steal confidential, personal or banking details has risen 600 percent compared to this time last year. Of the 37,000 new viruses, worms, Trojans and other security threats that appear each day, 71 percent are Trojans, mostly designed for identity theft.
AntiSpywareBot: The Latest Rogue Spyware Disguised as geniune Security Software AntiSpywareBot uses deceptive tactics to attach itself to a system without the user’s knowledge or permission... typically when users download a video or audio codec which appears beneficial, but is actually infected with AntiSpywareBot.
Man charged with installing spyware on his ex-wife's computer A Wisconsin woman searched her computer and found a keylogger program that records keystrokes and computer activity. Her former husband left the computer with her after downloading the spyware in order to "to see what she was doing."
Home computers are the #1 victims of Spyware Approximately 63% of the infections in 2008 came from people downloading and running spyware programs hidden in sofware downloads.
Nine Ball attack strikes 40,000 Web sites
More than 40,000 Web sites have been hit by a mass-compromise attack dubbed Nine Ball that injects malware into pages and redirects victims to a site that will then try to download Trojans and keylogger code.
Why Enterprises Shouldn't Limit Web Traffic
Web surfing attacks like Nine-Ball cause companies to limit employee Web traffic, citing security and productivity. However it is only a bandage since people look for ways to circumvent the system and it only takes one mistake to create damage. Rather, companies should look at employee education as ways to improve IT security.
School & Government Websites Hacked to Sell Viagra and Porn
The hacked websites, which include primary schools, universities, various local government websites, have fallen victim to hackers exploiting loopholes in badly designed software. The websites were affected in different ways.
Look Ma, I created a botnet!
The abstract concepts of "botnet" and "Trojan" just became a lot more concrete. In less than an hour, one man was able to use programs readily available on the Internet underground for as little as $300 to infect several Windows clients and take complete control of them in a test environment.
Man made $112,000 in bank account hacking scheme
A Hampton, New Hampshire, man has pleaded guilty to fraud charges for his role in a scheme to empty brokerage accounts by installing malicious Trojan horse software on victims' computers.
DefCon & Black Hat's Dark Tangent Joins DHS Advisory Council
"Godfather of Hackers" Jeff Moss, founder of the Black Hat and Defcon hacker and security conferences, was sworn in as one of the new members of the Department of Homeland Security’s Advisory Council (HSAC). President Obama is serious about cyber security now by hiring "Dark Tangent."
Microsoft will soon unveil free anti-virus software
Microsoft is getting ready to unveil a long-anticipated free antivirus service for personal computers that will compete with products sold by Symantec Corp and McAfee Inc. A Microsoft spokesman said on Wednesday that the world's biggest software maker is testing an early version of the product with its own employees.
