Archive for January, 2006

On this Friday, February 3rd, Blackworm, an extremely dangerous and rapidly spreading Internet parasite will delete millions of various documents, databases, images and archives stored on hundreds of thousands of computers around the globe. It is not a joke. Blackworm is real, and over 300,000 machines are already infected with it. More...

Google has joined with Sun Microsystems and Lenovo to fund a new anti-spyware project, which was launched last week. The new site, StopBadware. org is designed to act like a "Neighborhood Watch" for the Internet. More...

On Wednesday, January 25, Microsoft and Western Washington US District Court have filled lawsuits against Secure Computer, a New York-based company, which sells Spyware Cleaner, a well-known corrupt anti-spyware program. The Microsoft suit alleges that the company used pop-up and e-mail spam to advertise its software and illegally used the Microsoft name and trademarks for a long time. That spam contained notices stating that rogue software was endorsed by Microsoft. More...

RazeSpyware, one of the most infamous corrupt anti-spyware programs, has come back. During the past month, we didn't receive a lot of reports regarding RazeSpyware infections. However, the threat came back last week. More...

The registry is one of the most vital components of the Microsoft Windows operating system. In simple phrase, it is a complex database containing virtually all system, software, hardware and user settings. Almost every piece of software keeps its data in the registry. More...

The Center of Democracy & Technology (CDT) yesterday asked the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to stop illegal and deceptive practices of 180solutions, one of the largest developers and distributors of adware software. In a detailed complaint, CDT outlines a pattern whereby 180Solutions, through a complicated web of affiliate relationships, deliberately and repeatedly attempted to dupe Internet users into downloading intrusive advertising software. The complaint illustrates how 180solutions continued this pattern of practice even after being warned by technology experts, privacy advocates and its own auditors that its practices were unethical, and in several cases, illegal. More...

Table of contents. Introduction Installing SpyHunter Starting SpyHunter for the first time Using SpyHunter Conclusion Introduction SpyHunter is one of the most effective and advanced spyware removers available on the market. Numerous tests performed on different computers proved that this product has excellent spyware detection and removal abilities and is able to clean even badly infected systems. More...

On this Friday, February 3rd, Blackworm, an extremely dangerous and rapidly spreading Internet parasite will delete millions of various documents, databases, images and archives stored on hundreds of thousands of computers around the globe. It is not a joke. Blackworm is real, and over 300,000 machines are already infected with it. More...

You should have heard about SpySheriff, the infamous corrupt anti-spyware program. This malware is illegally installed to victim computers by the same named parasite through certain web browser exploits. SpySheriff was and still is a rapidly spreading threat. More...

A new version of one of the most powerful and popular anti-spyware programs has just been released. Spyware Doctor 3. 5 introduces new features, refreshing enhancements, even more effective scan engine and removal functions. More...