Spyware

Microsoft has urged UK PC vendors not to give customers the opportunity to buy a PC without a pre-installed operating system. Supplying base systems, or 'naked PCs', is a missed opportunity , according to Michala Alexander, Microsoft's head of anti-piracy.

. According to one of their employees, Alex Eckelberry, during the course of one of their recent investigations into a particular Spyware application - rumored to be called CoolWebSearch - they've discovered that the personal information of those "infected" was being captured and uploaded to a server.

twitter writes "If you use an insecure OS in the UK and someone drains your bank account, the banks say it's your fault. The Register reports: 'The Banking Code produced by the British Bankers' Association (BBA), and followed by most banks, makes it clear that banks will not be responsible for losses on online bank accounts if consumers do not have up to date anti-virus, anti-spyware, and ...

Panda Internet Security 2008 says it offers protection from viruses, spyware and spam in one suite. We weren't impressed, though, when it refused to install on our test PC (running Vista) – it cited a conflict with another anti-virus package that wasn't actually installed.

As soon as Revo Uninstaller finally loaded, it was immediately clear that despite updated McAfee protection, the laptop, ancient by the modern standards of a disposable economy, was riddled with adware and spyware. I appreciate the four levels of in-depth removal, and the way the app scours registry and hard drive files well after completing the unwanted app’s built-in uninstaller. Manually deleting those offending icons from the screen, however, wouldn’t have done a darn thing to the files in the driver’s seat, least of all facilitated the kinds of connections I’m seeing now. Some of these leftover apps I see in Revo are in obvious need of burning out, like the MBKWbar Toolbar; for everything else, a little Web search helps determine my allegiance while Revo Uninstaller does its worst with the parasite at hand. I’ll soon be able to restart the computer to complete some of the leftover file deletion (that’s normal,) then set the trusty laptop to defrag overnight. More Spyware News

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Softpedia posted today a small review of three anti-virus software that are free to use, complete with screenshots. Consider using Microsoft's or Adaware's anti-spyware utilities too to keep your XP healthy.

Q. For the last month or so, my Windows XP PC's cursor has been freezing in place about two or three times a week. Nothing but a reboot will make the cursor function again, and since I can't use the cursor, I have to turn the PC off with the power switch. Is there another way to unfreeze the cursor, or at least a way to reboot the PC using the keyboard? It is possible to shut down your PC ...

Q. For the last month or so, my Windows XP PC's cursor has been freezing in place about two or three times a week. Nothing but a reboot will make the cursor function again, and since I can't use the cursor, I have to turn the PC off with the power switch. Is there another way to unfreeze the cursor, or at least a way to reboot the PC using the keyboard? It is possible to shut down your PC ...