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Intelinet Smart Security – spyware or anti-spyware? (25)
Intelinet Smart Security is a new applications that present itself as a spyware remover, however we can"t say it is rogue program, but it"s advertisement on some websites is misleading. More
News 2008-12-24
Critical Windows file labeled as malicious by AVG Anti-Virus (1)
No one wants to run a security program that uses false positives. More
News What's new 2008-11-12
Why hackers are faster than you are
Computer security researchers came up with an idea why internet isn't a safe place. More
News Spam and phishing Vulnerabilities 2008-05-29
Block malicious websites in advance (Updated) (9)
There are plenty of malicious websites today. Some of them install trojans and other malware once you visit them and others pretend to be legitimate websites that sell security tools. More
Wireless networks not safe
People tend to rely on wireless networks a lot these days, but there are things concerning the security measures employed in this method of connectivity that people don't know about, thus putting themselves in danger of being spied on.
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General News Vulnerabilities Web browsers What's new 2008-01-02
The holiday scam season is comming
Not unlike retailers, cyber-criminals are getting ready for Black Friday, which marks the beggining of the holiday season in the United States. More
General News What's new 2007-11-22
Worms are not the major threat anymore (1)
Computer worms used to be the worst malware that could infect a computer some time ago. More
News Spyware related issues Viruses and parasites 2007-11-12
Universities take serious measures against illegal downloaders
Finally, illegal downloaders from American universities will be stopped. More
General News What's new 2007-08-22
New form of Nigerian scam
You have probably seen so-called Nigerian scam e-mails sent by purportedly rich persons, who need to discreetly move money to bank accounts in US, UK or other countries abroad. More
Spam and phishing 2007-05-17
SpyLocked and Spyware Locked updates (2)
We are seeing regular updates of infamous rogues SpyLocked and Spyware Locked. More
Viruses and parasites 2007-05-12
HijackThis acquired by Trend Micro (1)
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
Anti-spyware software News 2007-03-14
Valentine’s Day patches
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.
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News Vulnerabilities 2007-02-15
HpHOSTS ?€“ untrustworthy resource (3)
hpHOSTS is a web site of the community managed hosts file, which is used for blocking access to thousands of malicious web sites. More
Zango ignores legal settlement
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.
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News Spyware related issues 2006-11-21
End of support for Windows XP Service Pack 1
Microsoft ends all support for Windows XP Service Pack 1 today. More