News Archive for June 2007

CONSUMER AFFAIRS column: Botnets,

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Saturday June 30 2007, 04:59AM

Questions&answers

Baytown Sun - If the hard drive is working more than you think it should, run an anti-virus and anti-spyware program to make sure the processes aren’t malicious. Question: I copied files from a burned CD to my computer, but now I can’t change them. Why? Answer ...

Saturday June 30 2007, 03:18AM

My Pages lets you save articles for quick access.

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Friday June 29 2007, 03:12AM

Mini version of Panda's NanoScan launched

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Thursday June 28 2007, 03:02PM

Online Press Release

antivirus and spyware removal, Distinctive Technologies becomes ... combat computer spyware and viruses faster. - ... contracting the virus," said Somchai Peerapakorn, the

Thursday June 28 2007, 02:48PM

Spyware may be reason for computer slowdown

> technology Spyware may be reason for ... have a spyware problem. These tiny programs ... Spyware and anti-virus programs automatically scan files ... iPods • Spyware may be reason for

Thursday June 28 2007, 08:14AM

Exploit packs get intelligent — Attacks launched based on victim’s ...

and Phishing Spyware and Adware Symantec Uncategorized ... and Phishing, Spyware and Adware, Botnets, Exploit ... Virus hunters at Symantec have stumbled upon ... Symantec virus analyst Darren Kemp said the

Thursday June 28 2007, 01:55AM

ESET NOD32 Antivirus Receives Five Star Rating from SC Magazine

viruses, Trojans, spyware, rootkits and phishing attacks ... solutions for spyware and adware protection. "The ... unknown viruses, spyware and other malware. NOD32 ... with more Virus Bulletin 100% Awards than

Wednesday June 27 2007, 04:01PM

Anchiva Systems Reaches Unparalleled Milestone of 700,000 Malware ...

protection against spyware and other malware with ... including malware, spyware, viruses, and worms. Anchiva

Wednesday June 27 2007, 11:00AM

Watching out for Trojans

a Trojan virus The Trojan is one ... triggers the virus. They arrive in e-mails ... software and spyware patches up to date

Wednesday June 27 2007, 01:56AM

Untangle Brings the Open Source Movement to Small Business Network ...

blocking spam, spyware, viruses, adware and unwanted ... blocking spam, spyware, viruses, adware and unwanted

Tuesday June 26 2007, 01:53PM

WEBROOT DELIVERS NEXT GENERATION OF MALWARE PROTECTION FOR CONSUMERS ...

Webroot’s pioneering spyware research system, and the ... types of spyware and viruses. New and ... Malicious spyware uses rootkit technology to bury ... certified by Virus Bulletin 100 , a leading

Tuesday June 26 2007, 07:55AM

Sophos awarded ITPro Editor's Choice, outperforming McAfee and ...

unknown malware, spyware, intrusions, unwanted applications, spam

Tuesday June 26 2007, 07:34AM

Sophos updates endpoint security

for viruses, spyware and adware; monitor for ... security Mobile virus author arrested in Spain ... computers from virus infections. And because it ... Security software, Spyware software, User authentication, Virus ... Virus software, Windows firewall, Wireless LAN security ... network | Virus scan | Virus software

Tuesday June 26 2007, 05:10AM

Cyber Criminals Use Mind Games to Trick Facebook, MySpace Users

Bloomberg - To reduce the threat from online software, users should maintain up-to-date anti-virus software, anti-spyware and firewalls, Viveros said. ``If you are receiving a message with an attachment and you don't know what it is, you should err on the side ...

Tuesday June 26 2007, 01:57AM

More Ohio Customers Have Access to Fast, Affordable Verizon High Speed ...

provides anti- spyware, anti-virus, firewall, parental control

Monday June 25 2007, 03:56PM

Mi5 Networks Secure Web Gateway Delivers All-in-One Protection Against ...

malicious URLs, spyware, viruses, and crimeware, Webgate ... remote attacks, spyware phone homes, malware detections ... malicious URLs, spyware, crimeware, botnets and viruses

Monday June 25 2007, 02:51PM

Steps help protect ID

firewall and spyware are current. Randy Gore

Monday June 25 2007, 02:41AM

Grey Listing - a Revolutionary Anti-spam Filter

pressbox.co.uk - Anti-Spam with Grey Listing, Anti-Virus, Anti-Spyware, Content-Filter, Intrusion Prevention, Anti-P2P, Instant Messaging and Skype control. Multiple updates daily ensure up-to-date database definitions of all areas. Unlike the widely available ...

Monday June 25 2007, 01:58AM

LinkScanner Pro 2.6.3

 Security & Spyware    Adware & Spyware Removal ... Security & Spyware : Privacy Software

Saturday June 23 2007, 05:03PM

LinkScanner Lite 2.6.3

 Security & Spyware    Adware & Spyware Removal ... Security & Spyware : Privacy Software

Saturday June 23 2007, 05:03PM

Trustworthy software sometimes has devious sound-alikes

to remove spyware called SpywareBot and it ... remove the spyware. I thought you said ... It has no spyware and doesn’t fill

Saturday June 23 2007, 02:11PM

Dream Smart Surf Secure - Use Spyware Detector Software

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Saturday June 23 2007, 01:54AM

Boston Celtics Use Tool To Battle Botnets

Mi5 is releasing a high-speed appliance designed to detect and shut down botnet activity -- something the Celtics have been looking for.

Friday June 22 2007, 08:31PM

Am i under attack or defending

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Friday June 22 2007, 07:13PM

SonicWALL Releases Stand-Alone Version of Popular Desktop Anti-Virus ...

updates of virus and spyware signatures delivered ... updates of virus and spyware signatures directly ... with regular virus and spyware signature updates; ... to anti- virus and anti-spyware software and

Friday June 22 2007, 05:01AM

Mi5 Puts Bull's-Eye on Botnets

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Friday June 22 2007, 01:55AM

101 Fantastic Freebies

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Friday June 22 2007, 01:55AM

Spyware a growing concern on college campuses

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Thursday June 21 2007, 10:27PM

CA'simplifies SME security'

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Thursday June 21 2007, 02:35PM

Sophos Challenges McAfee and Symantec with New Solution, Giving ...

detect viruses, spyware and adware, suspicious behavior ... unknown malware, spyware, intrusions, unwanted applications, spam

Thursday June 21 2007, 02:20PM

Beware or you'll end up paying for spyware

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Thursday June 21 2007, 12:04PM

More Canvas, W.Va., Customers Have Access to Fast, Affordable Verizon ...

CANVAS, W.Va. - More consumers and businesses in Canvas, near Summersville, now have access to Verizon High Speed Internet, allowing them to quickly download movies, share photos or video with friends...

Thursday June 21 2007, 05:52AM

New Identity Theft Scams and Recent Proposed Legislation Demonstrate ...

planted key-logging spyware onto a PC used ... victims of spyware and other malware attacks ... help restrict spyware and other types of ... time for spyware, viruses, phishing attacks and ... Facebook is spyware and will track your ... to combat spyware, viruses, phishing and dangerous

Wednesday June 20 2007, 07:37PM

PC Tools: Has Harry Potter Been Hacked?

multi award-winning Spyware Doctor(TM). PC Tools is ... and emerging spyware issues and provides security

Wednesday June 20 2007, 06:32PM

BitDefender Offers Challenge To Find Beta Bugs

the real-time spyware detection, and the antivirus ... have a virus, like .exe file extensions

Tuesday June 19 2007, 03:13PM

eSoft Announces InstaGate Firewall Feature Release

eSoft, Inc.

Tuesday June 19 2007, 01:04PM

Saga of pornographic pop-up and teacher deserves scrutiny

technology of spyware very well. I bring ... to clean spyware off of a computer

Tuesday June 19 2007, 07:06AM

Russian hackers hijack Italian sites to serve exploits

and Phishing Spyware and Adware Symantec Uncategorized ... and Phishing, Spyware and Adware, Botnets, Exploit ... according to virus researchers at Trend Micro ... Diskeeper Solving the spyware problem Sophos Top

Monday June 18 2007, 06:56PM

More on the Yoggie Pico Pro security appliance

Security, GPL, Solution, Virus, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes ... How are virus (spyware, phishing, etc. ... The virus signatures, like any other ... Sophos Solving the spyware problem Sophos Recent

Monday June 18 2007, 06:27PM

The case for remote working

filter against spyware, email viruses and users

Monday June 18 2007, 03:36PM

Cyberoam Announces Unified Threat Management Solution for Small Office ...

phishing, pharming, spyware, worms and more," said ... threats with virus and spam updates, custom

Monday June 18 2007, 01:27PM

Carefully crafted security attacks confirm the development of a ...

New spyware was also reported for some ... Trojans and spyware being developed by growing ... Security Threats  Virus Detection Software  Virus Protection 

Monday June 18 2007, 12:08PM

PC care depends on user

dating, anti-spyware/virus and legal downloads," he ... machines with spyware. Other hackers leave almost

Monday June 18 2007, 08:33AM

Clearswift and SpikeSource Form Technology Partnership

Clearswift and SpikeSource, a leading provider of business-readyopen source solutions, today announced a strategic partnership focusedon delivering secure, open source solutions to market.

Monday June 18 2007, 05:06AM

Techie challenges spyware ruling

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Sunday June 17 2007, 08:56AM

Viruses that target your mobile phone

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Sunday June 17 2007, 04:45AM

Pop-up porn takes terrible turn for substitute teacher

developments on spyware in general. The tale ... technology of spyware very well. I bring ... to clean spyware off a computer in

Saturday June 16 2007, 02:12PM

urgent help

registry mechanic, spyware search and destroy) but ... 63 only some anti virus/spyware ... What anti virus by the way ??? The

Friday June 15 2007, 01:56AM

FBI tries to fight zombie hordes

containing a virus or by visiting a ... spam, spread spyware or as repositories for

Thursday June 14 2007, 05:21PM

QED Omni Manager Teamed With Kaspersky(R) Anti-Virus 6.0

viruses, Trojans, spyware, rootkits and other malicious

Thursday June 14 2007, 03:12PM

Panda Software's TrustLayer Mail Security Service Offers Money Back ...

free of virus. It also includes anti-malware ... hackers, Trojans, spyware, phishing, spam and other

Thursday June 14 2007, 03:12PM

The Yoggie Pico Pro Linux security appliance review - Part 1

Anti Virus Anti Spam Anti Phishing ... Solving the spyware problem Sophos Overcoming Challenges

Thursday June 14 2007, 01:53PM

Geeks for hire

some horrible virus from the Internet. It

Thursday June 14 2007, 07:12AM

The Top Five Digital Threats To Your Business

Sometimes, so-called "spyware" is attached to free ... to a spyware installer. With all those ... accidentally install spyware or other applications that

Thursday June 14 2007, 01:57AM

Study: Direct impact of malware down again, but overall costs rise

of viruses, spyware, adware, botnets and other ... A spyware attack that causes on a ... respondents perceived spyware and hacker tools as ... that the spyware threat level is increasing

Thursday June 14 2007, 01:57AM

Rogue software on the prowl

be the virus itself.   If you ... a non-existent virus.   If you’ve ever ... For example, a spyware does not want

Wednesday June 13 2007, 07:23PM

StrikeForce's GuardedID(R) Keystroke Encryption Software Has Been

of all spyware subverts most anti-virus programs

Wednesday June 13 2007, 04:53PM

Online banking business is booming

Business: | banks, internet, bank, rates, account, online, among, financial, anti, fla" /

Wednesday June 13 2007, 04:32PM

Webroot COO Mike Irwin to Speak on Current State of Spyware at ...

State of Spyware at Infosecurity Canada 2007 ... State of Spyware" today, June 13, at ... viruses and spyware, identity theft and privacy ... state of spyware, as well as offering ... State of Spyware at Infosecurity Canada 2007

Wednesday June 13 2007, 04:24PM

Vendors Vie for Customer Favor with Unified Security Tools

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Wednesday June 13 2007, 01:58AM

FBI: Operation Bot Roast finds over 1 million botnet victims

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Wednesday June 13 2007, 01:58AM

Pornographic pop-up saga deserves scrutiny

technology of spyware very well. I bring ... to clean spyware off of a computer ... developments on spyware in general. James Derk ... to clean spyware off of a computer

Tuesday June 12 2007, 04:11PM

Anchiva Systems Expands to Canada with Bentor Technologies, Inc.

Anchiva Systems, a leadingInternet gateway content security appliance provider, today announced thatBentor Technologies, Inc.

Tuesday June 12 2007, 03:50PM

Honda Dealerships Drive Out Malware and Web-based Threats With Anchiva ...

susceptible to spyware. Previous to Anchiva Systems ... antivirus and spyware desktop software from leading ... against silent spyware installations and virus downloads ... and spyware are prevented from entering with ... viruses and spyware. About Bentor Technologies, Inc

Tuesday June 12 2007, 03:43PM

Symantec ships anti-botnet utility

and Phishing Spyware and Adware Symantec Uncategorized ... and Phishing, Spyware and Adware, Botnets, Exploit ... was a virus or suspicious acti... (Read ... Best Practices for Defeating Spyware Sophos

Tuesday June 12 2007, 02:10PM

Thread: Did Incompetent IT Nearly Send Substitute Teacher To Prison?

to date virus and spyware protection? Don't ... riddled with spyware bare? Isn't the true ... its attendant spyware and viruses, how security

Monday June 11 2007, 03:30PM

Hackers steal $450,000 from Nevada's capital city

successfully uploading spyware to a city-owned computer ... detect malicious spyware nor the resulting theft ... presence of spyware on its computers, I'm ... the offending spyware would have been locked ... Security Threats  Virus Detection Software  Virus Protection 

Monday June 11 2007, 03:22PM

Webroot Software Earns ICSA Labs Certification

threats including spyware, viruses, Trojans, rootkits, keyloggers

Monday June 11 2007, 02:54PM

PC security on USB device

of hacking, virus, malware, worms and other ... stumped by Virus Bulletin 100 11 Jun

Monday June 11 2007, 02:11PM

Marshal Positioned In 2007 Secure Web Gateway Magic Quadrant

Secure email and Internet gatewaysecurity provider Marshal has been positioned in the Niche Player quadrant inGartner's Magic Quadrant for Secure Web Gateway 2007* report. Marshal is oneof 20 vendors included in this Magic Quadrant.

Monday June 11 2007, 02:04PM

netForensics Executive to Speak at Two Major Federal Government IT ...

netForensics, Inc.

Monday June 11 2007, 01:06PM

Transient storage offers extra protection

There's a lot going on when you use your computer, and most of it occurs without your knowledge. All the background stuff ...e hard-drive...

Monday June 11 2007, 08:06AM

Qwest touts latest upgrade to high-speed Net service

Rocky Mountain News - It is through Microsoft Windows Live that users will experience many of the new features, including e-mail reading panes, instant messaging, advanced spam filtering and a free OneCare security package, which includes anti-virus, anti-spyware and data ...

Monday June 11 2007, 07:16AM

Verizon Offers High Speed Internet Test-Drive

NEW YORK - Because Verizon is so sure that new customers will love its High Speed Internet service, the company is offering them a free, 30-day test-drive if they subscribe to the service online by Ju...

Sunday June 10 2007, 07:20PM

Should IT Get The Blame In Teacher's Pornography Case?

Julie Amero's legal nightmare should be a wake-up call to IT administrators who could ultimately be responsible for what's on their users' monitors.

Friday June 08 2007, 04:02PM

Global security vendors fail malware test

of testers Virus Bulletin, although each company ... on the spyware side, which is on-demand ... Virus Bulletin's technical consultant John Hawes said ... Virus Bulletin carries out the tests on ... Kaspersky Grisoft Virus Bulletin F-Secure Microsoft ... See All Software Mobile Virus ACE-? – ... Mobile Virus ACE-? – Is The Hoax ... the latest Virus Bulletin anti-malware test, the ... Whitepapers Security Virus Alert Special Reports Alert

Friday June 08 2007, 12:20PM

S V Electronics ties up with IT security firm

News Today - The company offered anti-virus and desktop firewall with intrusion prevention, anti-spam and anti-spyware solutions as well as network control systems for ISPs.'F-Secure is a well-known brand in anti-virus solutions and it is indeed a ...

Friday June 08 2007, 10:18AM

Fortinet Provides Advanced Network Security to One of the Nation's ...

filtering, VPN, spyware prevention and anti-spam --

Friday June 08 2007, 07:19AM

Anti-virus software too inconsistent

spyware, worms, spam), we show that different ... computers from virus infections. And because it ... network | Virus scan | Virus software

Friday June 08 2007, 01:57AM

Qwest Enhances High-Speed Internet Service for Even Better,

Business Wire business news by provider, Qwest Enhances High-Speed Internet Service for Even Better, Simpler Online Experience" /

Thursday June 07 2007, 01:54PM

PC Tools Receives Prestigious Virus Bulletin VB100 Awards for Spyware ...

Receives Prestigious Virus Bulletin VB100 Awards for ... body -- Virus Bulletin -- for its ... certified by Virus Bulletin for these key ... Virus Bulletin's VB100 is a cornerstone comparative ... awards, with Spyware Doctor and PC Tools ... the highly-effective Spyware Doctor 5.0, incorporating ... Current Spyware Doctor awards include: PC Magazine ... multi award-winning Spyware Doctor(TM). PC Tools is ... and emerging spyware issues and provides security

Thursday June 07 2007, 11:02AM

House approves second, stricter anti-spyware bill

users from spyware. House lawmakers approved an ... use of spyware but would not adopt ... Spyware has emerged as a major headache ... through a virus or through downloaded games ... Spyware can sap computing power, crash machines ... Scam artists can also use spyware to

Wednesday June 06 2007, 08:36PM

GE Completes Agreement for Sophos's Integrated Security&Control ...

unknown malware, spyware, intrusions, unwanted applications, spam

Tuesday June 05 2007, 10:58AM

Webroot CTO Gerhard Eschelbeck to Present State of Spyware at 2007 ...

State of Spyware at 2007 Techno Security ... State of Spyware" today, June 4, at ... state of spyware, as well as offer ... The session will explain how spyware writers ... only automated spyware research system. Named one

Monday June 04 2007, 03:02PM

Sophos Anti-Virus for Windows XP wins VB100 award Independent ...

VB100 by Virus Bulletin magazine. This is ... most powerful virus protection products available. Virus ... consultant at Virus Bulletin. "By protecting against ... viruses, worms, spyware, Trojan horses and other ... About the Virus Bulletin 100% award The ... Unlike some other similar-sounding schemes, Virus Bulletin ... More information about Virus Bulletin can be ... unknown malware, spyware, intrusions, unwanted applications, spam

Monday June 04 2007, 10:01AM

Evasive Attacks Cover Their Tracks to Avoid Detection

such as Spyware, Trojans, Phishing attacks, worms ... such as spyware, phishing, Trojans, obfuscated code ... Security, Vulnerability Anti.dote and Window-of-Vulnerability are

Monday June 04 2007, 08:14AM

You Do Not Have To Be a Victim of Identity Theft

• Keep your anti virus software updated ... risk of spyware and phishing programs getting

Monday June 04 2007, 01:55AM

Privacy and Security

Anti-virus issues, phishing, adware, malware, spyware and

Sunday June 03 2007, 08:44AM

Windows Security Ranks High on Tech Ed Agenda

Each one said that spyware had surpassed ... desktops, but spyware is a drain on ... 's CounterSpy product for spyware protection, but ... with Microsoft's spyware acquisition strategy. Sunbelt, which ... Microsoft is delivering spyware signature updates under ... types of spyware, malware and viruses, and

Friday June 01 2007, 08:13PM