Spyware News - Spyware, viruses often a wolf in sheep's clothing - The Olympian
I plugged in the name of the virus into Google and got a “guaranteed fix,” which turned out to be more spyware, called “SpyNoMore. Incidents like this, which trick people into infecting their own systems, underscore the need to know about the trustworthiness of software before installing it, said Jeff Crume, an IT security expert with IBM. With a number of reputable antivirus and antispyware tools available, there is no need to take a chance on lesser-known programs that might not be effective and legitimate, Crume said. Once installed, a keystroke logger runs silently in the background without the user’s knowledge, then attempts to copy the information it has snagged such as online banking passwords or other sensitive data to the attacker. What’s more, a good personal firewall should generate a warning when the keystroke logging program attempts to send data back to the attacker and can, therefore, block its transmission, he said. More Spyware News
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