Spyware

A US based anti-spyware company has registered the '.com.au.com' domain name, which experts fear could be used by cyber-criminals to create more believable phishing attacks.

Egodktf Toolbar is a malicious toolbar that is created to stealthily install itself inside your system, import additional malware and install an unwanted browser toolbar. Egodktf Toolbar is reported to be a clone of toolbars that have been distributed by Zlob.Trojan malware. Usually, Egodktf Toolbar gets inside your PC by masquerading as a video codec. This toolbar contains four icons which all of them lead to corrupt security software. Egodktf Toolbar shouldn"t be trusted and is recommended to be removed.

Cisco will invest nearly $1.6 billion on information and communications technology in the United Arab Emirates over the course of the next five years, the company announced Monday. The network vendor will open a new regional headquarters in Dubai in April with a second office set to open in Abu Dhabi in June.

Broadband television provider Revision3 has launched "The Digg Reel," a show dedicated to user-generated content. Digg, a social networking Web site where users share and submit content, will take the top-rated user-submitted videos and produce a weekly show, which will be hosted by Jessica Corbin.

Many readers pledged not to do business with these companies again, and others said it’s just another example of companies trying to hoodwink the consumer. The Most Recommended stories this week cover OLPC coming to America, smart ways to use Firefox, and a new digital SLR camera. The current business model is no longer quality products to earn your money but trickery and deceit as they ramrod restrictive consumer laws while business regulations are chopped out with great vigor. I intend to inform everyone in my sphere of influence and encourage other mavens to do the same. Suffering the effects of McAfee on a machine at work and having suffered previously through the use of Symantec, I think the best approach is to ditch the big boys, and go with commercial versions of Avast or AVG. More Spyware News

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Computer viruses, spyware, and malware pop up all the time. Now, a new kind of virus is showing up in people's email, disguised as an E-card from someone you know.

Tired of mobile phones that always need recharging at the worst moments, researchers in Germany are developing a revolutionary new battery that never needs recharging. Mobile phones, notebook computers and iPods are all devices dependent on rechargeable lithium-ion batteries to deliver power.

Targeted spyware, network break-ins, and other digital crime pushes cyber espionage to a new level of concern.

Protecting your business secrets is paramount as sophisticated thieves expand their operations.

Protecting your business secrets is paramount as sophisticated thieves expand their operations.