Spyware

There's a software product coming that has the potential to demote spyware from a security priority to an afterthought: Windows Vista.

The enterprise desktop hasn't changed much over the past 15 years or so.

Researchers from a little-known security software company named Sunbelt Software have seemingly uncovered a criminal identity theft ring of massive proportions . 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 ...

PCSweeperPro is a rogue anti-spyware program designed to scare you into purchasing PCSweeperPro's full version. PCSweeperPro is usually downloaded and installed via ZLOB/MediaAccess Codec installer found on adult websites. PCSweeperPro may have all the inner workings of a legitimate program, but it does not deliver what it promises and its only purpose is to mislead computer users with bogus spyware threat reports. PCSweeperPro may claim that your computer has "compromising files" which is the incentive for unsuspecting users to buy PCSweeperPro's commercial version. PCSweeperPro states on the "System scan" message: "Danger!!! COMPROMISING FILES Your internet privacy is being threatened Download PC protection for Free" Do not click on the "Download PC protection for Free" or any link provided by PCSweeperPro. Once you click on the "Download PC protection for Free" button, you'll be redirected to IE PCSweeperPro's website (pcsweeperpo.com) to download and purchase PCSweeperPro's anti-spyware program. PCSweeperPro "System scan" messages may will continue to try to recreate itself after reboot. Similar known PCSweeperPro clones are IE AntiVirus and VirusHeat.

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 April. The report, compiled from monthly scans performed by Sunbelt's award-winning antispyware tool, CounterSpy™, is a service of the Sunbelt Software Malware Research Labs.