Spyware

My Hotmail e-mail address has been hijacked. I am getting e-mails from strangers asking to be removed from my mailing list (I don't have one). What can dos?

The search giant's latest Web-hosted offering, Web Security for Enterprise, gives it a leg up on Microsoft in a digital world increasingly turning to cloud computing, experts say.

ActiveX has long been regarded as a gaping hole through which spyware and viruses can contaminate your PC and compromise your data. With Internet Explorer 8, Microsoft's forthcoming version of its embattled browser, steps will be taken to reduce the exposure caused by ActiveX. Read More...

Washington, May 11: Software as a service and cloud computing might not ring a bell for many today, but that's what is going to rule the roost in future for corporate giants.

In what is being called the largest fake media file outbreak in three years , some 500,000 people have nearly fallen prey to a phony music or video track that is actually a spyware-infested Trojan horse. Usually purporting to be a music track with an MP3 file extension, the file is actually an installer that claims to require a special codec and special media player to play back the file. ...

Mothers and fathers, do you know where your children are?

In a rare discussion on the severity of the Windows malware scourge, a Microsoft security official said businesses should consider investing in an automated process to wipe hard drives and reinstall operating systems as a practical way to recover from malware infestation.

"Can the ordinary computer user ditch Windows for Linux? The question came up when I decided that my six-year-old version of Microsoft's Windows operating system had to be replaced. My Sony Vaio computer was still too young for the trash heap.

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Google has taken its Postini investment and turned out Google Web Security for the Enterprise, which is supposed to protect against spyware, viruses and zero-hour threats in real-time whether the user is on the corporate network or working remotely like at a hotel or in an airport. If it detects malware it's supposed to neutralize it before it can reach the company network.