Spyware

In the computer age -- and 2008 is definitely in the computer age -- the difference between an act of war and crime is often a matter of interpretation as well as degree.

Sears and Kmart customers who sign up for a new marketing program may be giving up more private information than they'd bargained for, a prominent anti-spyware researcher claims. According to Harvard Business School Assistant Professor Ben Edelman, Sears Holdings' My SHC Community program falls short of U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) standards by failing to notify users exactly what ...

Chances are your BellSouth and AOL software are conflicting or it could be a faulty Windows update, or it could be spyware. Install the item, check for updates, run the scan, highlight everything that turns up and remove the items found as instructed on screen. After AVG has finished (it may take up to an hour to let the scan run, especially if you have a large hard drive), click Start, then Control Panel, then Add/Remove Programs and remove any browser toolbars there, like Google Toolbar or Yahoo Toolbar. If an error message still appears, then you probably will need to call AOL or BellSouth and see if their software is creating problems for you. You don’t get free dial up or telephone technical support with the free AOL account but Bellsouth gives you dial up in the event the DSL goes down (which it rarely, if ever does). More Spyware News

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Sears and Kmart customers who sign up for a new marketing program may be giving up more private information than they'd bargained for, a prominent anti-spyware researcher claims.

Joining the computer generation was a big step for this technologically challenged writer. Shoot, I didn’t even relish this newspaper’s conversion to electric typewriters back in the 1970s after cutting my teeth on manuals much better suited to a two-finger typist.

Taking aim at the security "fear factor," Big Blue is changing the way its security business operates.

New effort aims to shed even more light on security issues, addressing details and workarounds not covered in official bulletins.

Trojan Win32.Murlo is an imaginary Trojan name used to threaten and trick users into buying the rogue anti-spyware application Files Secure . The user gets infected after downloading the video codec that infects the computer with a nasty Trojan. This Trojan then displays false warning messages stating "Your PC is infected by Trojan Win32.Murlo" and recommends to download the program (most probably Files Secure), which will "remove" this parasite. However, in real Files Secure will not fix your PC but might actually expose you to more security threats.

First the mobile fails. Intermittent black spots are nothing new but you haven't had so much as an SMS from motormouth Michael in hours or anything from Jen who always calls with arrangements for Tuesday's movie by now.