Spyware

The simple act of using a computer for email or the Internet can mobilise armies of hidden agents and criminals out to subvert the system and business, the OECD says in a study on cyber crime.

Microsoft's Windows AntiSpyware technology has been renamed "Windows Defender" and has been expanded to detect and remove rootkits, keystroke loggers and other forms of malware.

Microsoft announced on Tuesday US prices for Windows Vista , the long-awaited new version of the operating system that sits on more than 90 percent of the world's personal computers.

Microsoft announced on Tuesday US prices for Windows Vista , the long-awaited new version of the operating system that sits on more than 90 percent of the world's personal computers.

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

Analysts at security vendor PC Tools today revealed that Russia has superseded the US and China as the world's highest producer of spyware and viruses, with Russia now accounting for 27.89% of malware while China accounts for 26.52% and the US 9.98%.

Analysts at security vendor PC Tools today revealed that Russia has superseded the US and China as the world's highest producer of spyware and viruses, with Russia now accounting for 27.89% of malware while China accounts for 26.52% and the US 9.98%.

We have learnt quite a lot about Windows 7 this week, and one of the things was that Windows 7 would not get a new kernel . The call for a new kernel has been made a few times on the internet, but anyone with a bit more insight into Windows' kernel knows that there is absolutely no need to write a new kernel for Windows - the problems with Windows lie in userland, not kernelland.

LEESBURG - Electric customers could see some changes on their monthly bill. City commissioners Thursday agreed to explore a new billing system for residential electric customers that would charge more for power used during peak usage times.

WILDWOOD - A top CenterState Bank official said Friday the bank has implemented changes that will prevent further transactions like the one that resulted in $28,000 being transferred recently from a city account to a business account of Mayor Pro Tem Ronald Allen.