Security and spyware news

We are seeing regular updates of infamous rogues SpyLocked and Spyware Locked. More

Trend Micro, one of the leading antivirus and security software companies, acquired HijackThis, probably the most popular tool used in threat analytics and malware removal. More

On Tuesday, Microsoft released monthly security updates issuing patches to fix 20 vulnerabilities in its most popular software including Windows, Office and even new anti-spyware and antivirus tools. More

hpHOSTS is a web site of the community managed hosts file, which is used for blocking access to thousands of malicious web sites. More

Earlier this month, we wrote that Zango, the infamous adware company, has agreed to pay $3 million to settle a suit brought by the FTC alleging that the company used bad practices to install adware to millions of computers around the world without end user knowledge and consent. More

Microsoft ends all support for Windows XP Service Pack 1 today. More

"Have you ever wanted to get on your girlfriends, boyfriends, or just a friends AOL Instant Messenger screen name ... More

News MySpace - a playground for malware pushers? New trojan installs itself as a Firefox extension Ad injection Parasite removal guides A sophisticated phish SpyHeal. More

Ben Edelman, reputable anti-spyware expert, has conducted a research on how Vonage, one of the leading providers of broadband phone service, funds spyware. More

Are you still using Windows 98, Windows 98 Second Edition or Windows Millennium ? More

Webroot, one of the leading anti-spyware companies, released the latest State of Spyware Report recently. More

180solutions, the infamous adware distributor, got in a very unpleasant situation. More

We are proud to present you the HijackThis Log Analyzer, our totally new service that will automatically analyze your HijackThis log and provide results immediately after posting the log. More

The day before last, we wrote about new highly critical vulnerability, which affects Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 on fully patched Windows 98, Windows XP and Windows 2003 Server systems. More

News SpywareStrike has got a clone Olympic gold medalist looks to be a spyware pusher Botnets, botmasters and spyware victims. More