Spyware

Users of RealPlayer media player are being warned that multiple versions of the software contains spyware.

clipped from blogs.techrepublic.com.com 10 dumb things users do that can mess up their computers Nervous newbies are often fearful that one wrong move might break the computer forever. Luckily, short of taking a sledge hammer to the box, the consequences aren’t usually quite that dire. Even so, users often do create problems for their computers and for your network. Here’s a description of common missteps you can share with your users to help them steer clear of preventable problems.

All those who do preventive maintenance to keep their puter clean of threats, take one step forward.

clipped from topgearelectronics.com Keep Your Computer Free of Viruses, Spyware & Adware Spyware and adware is annoying. Adware can create those annoying popups that appear when you aren’t even surfing the web. Spyware can even track your key strokes, trace your surfing habits, and do other nasty things. (like change your homepage) Those are just some of the annoying problems created by spyware and adware, the list goes on.

Bell Canada today announced its selection by the City of Calgary to implement an organization-wide, multi-layered security solution that will enable the City to defend against online threats such as spyware, keyloggers, viruses and hackers.

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 January. 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.

Security software firm McAfee has warned that spyware is getting out of control and “morphing” into new threats. The McAfee report details how spyware has become a financially-driven business, and is increasingly used in cybercrime and even domestic violence cases. There is a strong movement within the US National Network to End Domestic Violence to educate victims and the general public about safe computing. Many security companies have made sizable monetary donations to this organisation to assist in education and to provide aid for securing networks within shelters for victims of domestic violence. McAfee’s Avert Labs report that rootkits, which are used to hide spyware, are on the rise, and more than 12,000 variants exist in the wild. More Spyware News

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