Recent News & Comments About adware programs
Infected Computers May Show Offensive Web Advertising (KTHV Little Rock)
Many online users are hit with offensive ads when visiting well known web sites. The fault may not lie in the web site, but on the user's own computer.
Apple Could Suffer PC's Revenge (TheStreet.com)
Apple's success has hinged as much on the downfall of the PC as it has on heralded CEO Steve Jobs. What if PCs catch their stride?
30-12-2008: Crime fighters the only IT winners (The Edge Daily)
MOSCOW: The explosion of malware and cybercrime in 2008 could cost its victims more than US$100 billion (RM350 billion), said Eugene Kaspersky, founder and chief executive of Kaspersky Lab.
Security Fix Live (Washington Post)
Security Fix blogger Brian Krebs answers your questions about the latest computer security threats and offers ways to protect your personal information.
Adware pusher no longer valued by Microsoft (The Inquirer)
Nick Farrell the inquirer Thu, 18 Dec 2008 10:17:21 +0000 A message from Redmond
Microsoft grants Windows XP a reprieve (CNET)
System builders and resellers get an extra four months to order XP for their systems.
Technology at government level not virus attack immune (Redwood Falls Gazette)
Computer viruses, spyware and worms aren’Äôt just problems on personal home computers.
Invitation to final beta test of Ad-Aware 2009 edition (BetaNews)
The makers of one of the Internet's first and most respected anti-adware products are on schedule to release their 2009 edition next month, though they need some help from registered testers to make it happen.
Phishing and the Botnet 'Storm' (Law.com)
Two of the biggest threats to individual Internet users are phishing and botnets. During the 2008 Black Hat events in Las Vegas this year, the elite of the computer security community focused their efforts on a better understanding of the economics and technology behind these threats.
Google sponsored links spreading (scareware) rogue AV (ZDNet)
Malware hunters at Websense Security Labs have discovered legitimate Google sponsored links being used to plant scareware programs (rogue anti-virus applications) on the computers of Windows users. In a blow-by-blow description of the rogueware attack, Websense researcher Elad Sharf shows how an innocent Google search for the Winrar file archiver and data compression utility can lead to a fake ...
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