Spyware

Advanced XP Fixer is a corrupt anti-spyware application that may be downloaded and installed onto your computer by a Trojan.Zlob that compromises your security system via its vulnerabilities, or can be downloaded directly from www.xpcleanerpro.com. After Advanced XP Fixer is installed, it will display fraudulent error messages, stating that your computer is infected with spyware and adware applications. Advanced XP Fixer will then offer you to remove the parasites it "found" if you purchase the non-existent full version of the program. It is strongly recommended to remove Advanced XP Fixer from your system without any hesitation, for it will only consume your computer's processing power.

How safe is your incoming e-mail? With phishing, viruses, worms, Trojan Horses, spam, data storage challenges, disruption and downtime risks, data loss and leakage concerns and a host of other potential e-mail obstacles (is your head spinning yet?), it could be time to rethink your e-mail protection strategy.

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

IronPort® Systems -- a leading provider of enterprise spam, virus and spyware protection, and now part of Cisco (NASDAQ: CSCO) -- today announced that its high-performance security solutions are helping its customers dramatically reduce their power consumption and data center footprint.

Venerable anti-spyware tool Ad-Aware has launched today its latest edition: Ad-Aware 2008. As before, there are three versions of the software available: Free (which offers competent on-demand scanning), Plus ($27/year; adds real-time scanning and a host of extra features), and Pro ($40/year; adds network-protection features and some power-user options). I've been using the 2008 Pro version ...

Check Point Software's new Web browser security software, called ZoneAlarm ForceField, integrates a host-based firewall, anti-spyware, Web site rating, anti-phishing, and keylogger-jamming into a limited virtualization environment with the elegant user interface you've come to expect from the ZoneAlarm brand. Its goal is to provide superior anti-malware protection against the increasingly ...

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.