pests
RSS pestsMobile viruses stalk Symbian smart phones
News The pests crash phones, attempt to install other malicious software or try to wirelessly transmit personal data to other gadgets, according to Symantec. All of the new pests propagate via Bluetooth, the short-range wireless technology used in many... [23 Jan 2006]
Warning over IM worm explosion
News Of the worms, 58 were variants of previous pests, and four were new. The number of worms that targeted instant-messaging services hit 62 in November, up 226 per cent from October and hitting a new record, Akonix Systems said on Tuesday. [01 Dec 2005]
The Use of Modern Technologies (GPS, GIS and Geodata) for Controlling Olive Tree Pests
White Paper In the past, the fight against olive tree diseases in Greece was carried out by spraying the olive groves from the air by using light-weight airplanes, helicopters etc. As this way of dealing with the problem had a negative, long-lasting ecological... [09 Nov 2005]
MSN-Yahoo! IM love-in could spread worms
News The company sells products to help businesses protect themselves against IM-borne pests, in competition with companies such as Akonix Systems. The planned bridge between MSN Messenger and Yahoo! Messenger has one drawback, experts warn: it could... [13 Oct 2005]
Quocirca's Straight Talking: A single source for net protection
Comment There are all sorts of good reasons why employees surf the web but businesses worry about the things they should not be doing and also about the digital pests they pick up in the process. Used to be businesses had to go to two sources to get... [06 Oct 2005]
Malware ID scheme set to sort naming muddle
News The US Computer Emergency Readiness Team is preparing to take the wraps off the Common Malware Enumeration (CME) initiative - a project meant to reduce the confusion caused by the different names security companies give worms, viruses and other... [23 Sep 2005]
Zotob author linked to credit card fraud ring
News Meanwhile, experts at antivirus company Sophos said they believe Essebar may have had a hand in more than 20 computer pests. Turkish authorities have linked one of the suspects in the Zotob worm case to individuals thought to be part of a credit... [31 Aug 2005]
Leader: Call a spyware a spyware
Leader Computer Associates, for one, circumnavigates this problem by labelling spyware and the like "pests". What's in a name? In the fight against spyware, a lot. Symantec has taken to the courts to be able to call web browser tools made by Hotbar.com... [09 Jun 2005]
Internet viruses used to beat real live pests
News The way viruses spread on the internet has been helping ecologists work out how pests are spreading in the real world. Jim Muirhead and Professor Hugh MacIsaac, ecologists at the University of Windsor in Ontario, have been using network theory to... [02 Mar 2005]
What's on your PC? Spyware, Trojans and diallers
News The findings all relate to what was discovered on users' machines the first time they ran a scan for pests and spyware. Users are increasingly losing ownership of their PCs with a growing amount of spyware and malicious applications finding their... [01 Mar 2005]
Antivirus Software & SpyWare/AdWare Protection
White Paper These pests can cause problems ranging from the annoying to the devastating. Viruses, Spyware, AdWare, and Malware (short for malicious software) are rampant on the internet. If you have a computer that is connected to the internet chances are at... [15 Dec 2004]
Security experts trash Kazaa
News Perry said the difficulty in exactly defining spyware was one reason why the company often referred to certain programs as pests. He added that CA used the term 'pests' as an umbrella phrase to cover around 30 types of annoying programs. [26 Nov 2004]
Spammer's back with spyware
Comment As in the early spam battles, the bombastic Wallace has become a lighting rod for efforts to clamp down on what many now consider to be among the most virulent net pests. In what could prove to be one the great second acts in internet history... [12 Oct 2004]
Man eats 13 cockroaches to win iPod
News While winner Shai Pariente reportedly enjoyed the polishing off the pests - telling the paper: "They were good. Apple's iPods are this year's gadget of choice for techies and consumers alike - and some people are so desperate to get their hands on... [11 Oct 2004]
Netsky worm returns in Harry Potter disguise
News Previous pests have disguised themselves as naked photos of actress Jennifer Lopez, match-making software and a memo from the recipient's IT administrator. A leading antivirus company warned Thursday that the Netsky worm was making a comeback on... [04 Jun 2004]
