News Archive for July 2006

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Monday July 31 2006, 01:44PM

Newspaper publisher tackles virus threats

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Monday July 31 2006, 12:18PM

Some safety tips to help you avoid latest scams

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Monday July 31 2006, 09:40AM

Gateway Enhances Ultimate Enthusiast and Gaming PC Line With New Intel ...

WVLT - To protect the customer's data and investment, Gateway FX510 Series desktop PCs are pre-installed with a 90-day trial of McAfee Internet Security Suite(TM) (Anti-Virus, Anti-Spam, Anti-Spyware, Firewall and Parental Control)(3). A pro-active service ...

Monday July 31 2006, 05:30AM

Networking sites become potential target for scams

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Sunday July 30 2006, 06:02PM

Laptop thefts spur tighter security

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Sunday July 30 2006, 08:08AM

Residents Under Threat from Poor Computer Security

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Sunday July 30 2006, 01:56AM

Computer Tutor: Battling spyware and other viruses

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Saturday July 29 2006, 01:57AM

AOL To Test Security Service

Total Care will include firewall, anti-virus, and anti-spyware defenses from McAfee; local backup and restore from Farstone Technology; and more.

Friday July 28 2006, 04:17PM

Microsoft Closes Window on 50 Million 98&ME Users; Xandros Opens ...

frustration of spyware and viruses, and costs

Friday July 28 2006, 12:07PM

Gateway Enhances Gaming PC Line With New Intel Core 2 Extreme and ...

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Friday July 28 2006, 11:17AM

Look at features, not brand, when picking computer

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Friday July 28 2006, 09:51AM

Exploit Prevention Labs Ships Zero-day Exploit Blocker

the worm, spyware, or Trojan payloads that

Friday July 28 2006, 09:44AM

Kaspersky Anti-Virus 6.0 impresses in Computerbild group test

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Thursday July 27 2006, 09:26PM

WatchGuard Launches Industry's Most Comprehensive Unified Threat

spam blocking, spyware protection and WatchGuard's innovative

Wednesday July 26 2006, 01:07PM

Symantec, Yahoo Partner On Security

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Wednesday July 26 2006, 12:56AM

Brief: Symantec, Yahoo Partner On Security

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Tuesday July 25 2006, 11:02PM

EMC Secure Remote Support Gateway Receives ICSA Labs Certification

Leading Independent Information Security Lab Recognizes EMC’s Customer Service Offering for Security and Functionality, , , , Hopkinton, Mass.-Tuesday, July 25, 2006, EMC Corporation, the world leader in...

Tuesday July 25 2006, 09:00PM

Yahoo ties up with Symantec

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Tuesday July 25 2006, 06:23PM

Security Vendors Aim For Standard Spyware Testing

For Standard Spyware Testing By Gregg Keizer ... creating standard spyware testing methods in an ... criteria, develop spyware metrics, and create a ... standard for spyware samples. The initiative, dubbed ... for sharing virus information demonstrate the effectiveness ... By standardizing methods for sharing spyware samples ... cooperating on spyware naming conventions, intelligence-sharing, and ... origins of spyware and the effectiveness of ... proliferation of spyware" The group's first document ... to shame spyware vendors into giving up ... spyware anti-spyware Symantec McAfee Trend Micro

Tuesday July 25 2006, 05:47PM

Firm Claims Success In Plugging Windows Metafile Holes

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Tuesday July 25 2006, 05:47PM

Fabulous freebies

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Monday July 24 2006, 06:17PM

Out-scam the online scammers

book, a virus wiping out your files ... ''It winds up being spyware and your

Friday July 21 2006, 10:06AM

SEARCHING FOR TROUBLE

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Thursday July 20 2006, 10:10PM

Probing Question: What are computer viruses and where do they come ...

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Thursday July 20 2006, 09:42PM

Spyware Fades to a Dull Roar, But Targeted Attacks Loom

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Thursday July 20 2006, 09:28PM

Kaspersky Lab announces its partnership with Jeraisy Computer and ...

from viruses, spyware, adware, Trojans, worms, hackers

Thursday July 20 2006, 08:52PM

Exploit Prevention Labs Releases LinkScanner, a Free Online Service ...

damage from spyware, keyloggers, and other crimeware

Thursday July 20 2006, 08:45PM

Identity theft adds to post-Katrina woes

San Jose Mercury News - Use firewalls, anti-spyware and anti-virus software to protect your home computer; keep them up to date. Visit OnGuardOnline.gov for more information. • Don't use obvious passwords like your birth date, your mother's maiden name or the last four ...

Thursday July 20 2006, 07:33PM

Exploit Prevention Labs Protects MySpace Users Against Ad-Based ...

damage from spyware, keyloggers, and other crimeware

Wednesday July 19 2006, 11:45PM

ENDFORCE Launches quickSCAN to Help Enterprises Rapidly Assess ...

firewalls, anti- spyware applications, anti-virus applications and

Wednesday July 19 2006, 01:40AM

Seabed images show huge'slide scars'near tsunami epicenter

surreptitiously install spyware or bypass security measures

Tuesday July 18 2006, 09:23PM

Address : Sophos

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Tuesday July 18 2006, 07:28PM

Leading Software House Fires up Security With Fortinet Solutions

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Tuesday July 18 2006, 05:05PM

10 trouble-free tips for using your PC

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Tuesday July 18 2006, 12:33PM

Kaspersky Lab Announces the Launch of Beta Testing for Version 6.0 ...

including rootkits, spyware and adware. This antivirus

Tuesday July 18 2006, 07:32AM

Sympatico installs fraud protection service

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Monday July 17 2006, 08:48PM

Two anti-spyware programs should prove good enough

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Monday July 17 2006, 07:26AM

MobiKEY Receives ICSA Labs Seal of Approval

WVLT - The organization tests products in key technology categories such as anti-virus, anti-spyware, firewall, IPSec VPN, cryptography, intrusion prevention, PC firewall, SSL-VPN, application firewall, anti-SPAM and Wireless LAN. For more information about ...

Sunday July 16 2006, 10:34AM

Lockups, restarts a sign of spyware

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Saturday July 15 2006, 08:08PM

Some simple steps might speed up PC

slow-down is spyware, which is usually acquired

Saturday July 15 2006, 01:52AM

Enterprises Adopt SIM Tools

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Friday July 14 2006, 07:33PM

Symantec To Wrestle Microsoft In Consumer Security

Symantec plans to defend its consumer security turf against inroads by Microsoft with new software delivered over the Internet and sold as a service.

Friday July 14 2006, 01:54AM

Symantec Lays Off 80, Drops SGS, SNS Appliance Lines

Rather than produce the hardware and software for security appliances, Symantec will focus on the latter and look for partners to take on the hardware.

Friday July 14 2006, 01:54AM

Microsoft, Washington State Sue Spyware Company

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Thursday July 13 2006, 10:12PM

Spy Sweeper Enterprise Sniffs Out Rootkits

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Thursday July 13 2006, 10:12PM

McAfee Starts Beta Test Of Security Services

McAfee on Friday unveiled betas of two of the four consumer security subscription services it plans to launch this year.

Thursday July 13 2006, 10:12PM

Qwest To Offer Windows Live Services To Broadband Customers

Qwest is the first U.S. Internet service provider to announce plans to offer Windows Live services as part of its high-speed service.

Thursday July 13 2006, 10:12PM

Liftoff: Discovery soars on July 4th

surreptitiously install spyware or bypass security measures

Thursday July 13 2006, 09:22PM

Tech repairs at your service

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Tuesday July 11 2006, 09:07AM

a-squared Anti-Malware Version 2.0 - A New Breed Of Security Software ...

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Monday July 10 2006, 09:04PM

Homeland Security Spells Out Coming Online Threats

Brace for more IM and cell phone attacks, the Department of Homeland Security cautioned Wednesday.

Monday July 10 2006, 06:33PM

On Computers : Ewido spyware detector excels at halting intrusions

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Monday July 10 2006, 12:57PM

Summertime is the right time for a computer cleanup session

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Monday July 10 2006, 11:02AM

CyberDefender Virus Alert: CyberDefender Reports Two Very High ...

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Saturday July 08 2006, 09:06PM

Microsoft to End Support of Old Windows Versions

Al Watany - Still, Ullrich said, many companies that make anti-spyware, anti-virus and software firewall programs are phasing out support for Windows 98 and ME, although some older versions of those products will still run on them. Ullrich said he would advise ...

Saturday July 08 2006, 02:54PM

Social networks a hacker's paradise

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Saturday July 08 2006, 02:47PM

2X Releases New Version of Free PXES Linux Thin Client: 2X ...

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Saturday July 08 2006, 12:52PM

'Spies'grab your details while you surf

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Saturday July 08 2006, 12:23PM

Hackers using ransomware to hold computer files hostage

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Saturday July 08 2006, 07:01AM

Criminals Increasingly Blend IT Threats

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Friday July 07 2006, 07:41PM

OneCare on the case to protect your PC

Trusting Microsoft with your PC's virus protection

Thursday July 06 2006, 01:56AM

Symantec mistakes open source tool for trojan

NSIS as spyware, according to an overview ... NSIS gets mislabelled as spyware on a

Thursday July 06 2006, 12:23AM

EmailDirect.com Officially Launches

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Wednesday July 05 2006, 09:02PM

Travelsupermarket.com Signs Air New Zealand

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Wednesday July 05 2006, 09:02PM

Latinos discover Charlotte on the Web

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Wednesday July 05 2006, 09:02PM

Easyspace Celebrates Summer with More Great Offers

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Wednesday July 05 2006, 09:02PM

Sneakerplay: The Global Sneaker Culture's First Social Network

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Wednesday July 05 2006, 09:02PM

Get the Highest Internet Bandwidth at the Lowest Cost

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Wednesday July 05 2006, 09:02PM

Ballmer Intros Update Service, Touts Patch Advantage Over Linux

With 2nd Spyware Suit Businesses Security Breaches

Wednesday July 05 2006, 08:34PM

Microsoft WGA Attracts Copycat Worm and Second Lawsuit

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Wednesday July 05 2006, 05:42PM

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Monday July 03 2006, 08:22PM

Microsoft softens WGA (and Dubya *is* Bono)

WGA to spyware that has sometimes inaccurately ...   But, this whole WGA spyware thing ... A virus writer who wants to really

Monday July 03 2006, 01:41PM

Simple tool and vigilance help fight botnet armies

It won't check for spyware, and it

Sunday July 02 2006, 08:06AM

To avoid online financial fraud follow these tips

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Sunday July 02 2006, 05:00AM

Two anti-spyware tools should prove enough

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Sunday July 02 2006, 01:53AM

Endpoint security 2006

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Saturday July 01 2006, 01:43PM

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Saturday July 01 2006, 01:55AM