Spyware

Facebook has banned the "Secret Crush" application due to its affiliation with a notorious spyware manufacturer.

After a security firm reveals a popular Facebook third-party app contains a spyware download, the social network removes it--1.5 million installs later.

Last week, security researchers revealed that Sears was installing spyware on the PCs of consumers who signed up for Sears' "community" program, MySHCCommunity.com. Then Thursday, a Computer Associates analyst detailed that another Sears site, ManageMyHome.com, revealed the shopping history of customers using just a name or address. Sears disabled the feature by Friday, indicating that ...

Last week, security researchers revealed that Sears was installing spyware on the PCs of consumers who signed up for Sears' "community" program, MySHCCommunity.com. Then Thursday, a Computer Associates analyst detailed that another Sears site, ManageMyHome.com, revealed the shopping history of customers using just a name or address.

Microsoft Windows users who rely on Ad-Aware SE Personal (the free version) to protect their machines from spyware and adware should be aware that Lavasoft, the company that makes the popular program, stopped shipping updates for the software after Dec. 31. People who want to continue using Ad-Aware can upgrade to Ad-Aware 2007. The free version of that program is available here (the installer ...

Catalog giant Sears Holdings Corp. is under fire for installing what critics say is spyware on customers' computers when they join its online community.

Sunbelt Software, a leading provider of Windows security and management software, today announced the top ten most prevalent spyware and malware threats for the month of December. The report, compiled from monthly scans performed by Sunbelt's award-winning antispyware tool, CounterSpy(TM), is a service of the Sunbelt Software Threat Research Center.

Greatis Software (http://www.greatis.com) has issued a major update of RegRun, an excellent tool kit for protecting your computer against Rootkits or Trojans or spyware or Adware parasites. Today's upsurge in the number of cyber assaults upon innocent users, combined with a dramatically expanded sophistication and malicious-ness in the attack tools used, has required yet another broadening and ...

Spear phishing, spyware and state-sponsored cyber-attacks will define the security agenda in 2008, a security company predicted today.