pcs remote control
Analysis: What's the next malware threat?
Comment He sees botnets as a major problem that cannot be easily fixed because the hijacked machines are mostly home PCs connected to an ADSL line. According to security company Ciphertrust, more than 180,000 new... [12 Apr 2006]
New IE security flaw could aid phishing scams
News That flaw, related to how IE handles the "createTextRange()" tag in web pages, has been exploited in attacks to install spyware, remote-control software and Trojan horses on vulnerable... [07 Apr 2006]
Spyware aims to exploit BBC and Microsoft
News These sites typically install spyware, remote control software and Trojan horses on vulnerable PCs. Cyber criminals are spamming email messages to trick people into visiting malicious... [31 Mar 2006]
Microsoft virus 'bounty hunter' warns of never-ending battle
News One of the biggest security threats today are the armies of 'zombie' PCs that have been hijacked by criminals using backdoor Trojans to gain remote control of a user's computer. A botnet... [01 Mar 2006]
Cyber bank robbers threaten ecommerce
News The most-seen threat today is remote control code used to maintain networks of zombie PCs, or botnets, he said. Cyber criminals are surfing into online banks with you to steal your... [20 Feb 2006]
HP set to sing Rhapsody for RealNetworks
News The first step towards that is likely to be the development of a remote-control function which can be used with versions of Rhapsody running on HP's TV-connected Windows Media Center Edition... [05 Jan 2006]
Photos: The tech behind the Olympic Games
Photo For the Turin games there are 450 Intel-based servers and Unix boxes, 4,700 PCs, 700 printers, 1,000 commentator terminals and 800 intranet terminals - although a switch to open source is planned for the 2008 Beijing... [02 Dec 2005]
Microsoft targets Sony copy-protection tool
News Microsoft will update its security tools to detect and remove part of the copy protection tools installed on PCs when some music CDs are played. The Redmond, Washington, software maker has determined that the "rootkit"... [14 Nov 2005]
Apple unveils video iPod
News Media Center PCs plug directly into a television or a television input device such as a cable TV box, allowing the devices to record television shows much like a TiVo digital video recorder, for example. [13 Oct 2005]
Devil's Advocate: It's time for reliable computing
Comment The latest computer offerings - media centre and home automation PCs - can sound intriguing at first. To record a programme, it is sufficient to select it with a few clicks of the remote... [27 Jun 2005]
Virus alert: Sober spreads hate mail
News Scott Chasin, chief technology officer at email security specialists MX Logic, said the latest variant of Sober was being uploaded to computers infected by previous variants of Sober, which meant the virus authors may have... [16 May 2005]
What's on your PC? Spyware, Trojans and diallers
News Users are increasingly losing ownership of their PCs with a growing amount of spyware and malicious applications finding their way on to computers in homes and the workplace. The issue of spyware has been a major concern... [01 Mar 2005]
Q&A: What will be at the centre of the digital home?
Comment In a recent interview with silicon.com sister site CNETAsia during his Singapore stopover, Kao explains the need for this yet-to-be-developed console and why it cannot be replaced by TiVo-like PCs or next-generation TVs... [17 Dec 2004]
Zafi worm returns for Christmas
News The worm then uses a Trojan horse program to open a back door that allows hackers to take remote control of infected PCs. Antivirus companies warned on Tuesday that a seasonal worm,... [15 Dec 2004]
Mac virus alert - users' details at risk
News Back in the late 1980s, viruses used to be a much bigger problem on Macs than on PCs. Ducklin said Opener disables Mac OS X's built in firewall, creates a back door so the malware author can control the... [25 Oct 2004]
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