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White Paper CyberDefender AntiSpyware remover and free AntiVirus remover protects against spyware, viruses, trojans, adware, spam, phishing and Internet identity theft. If your system is crashing, incredibly slow, filled with spam email, or covered with pop-up... [05 Feb 2008]
Protect Your Windows PC - Essential Preventative Maintenance Spyware (Adware and Popups)
White Paper Spyware can cause pop-up adverts to appear, track your surfing habits, abuse your Internet connection by sending this data to a third party, hijack your browser start page and other web pages, alter important system files, and do all this without... [02 Aug 2007]
Dot-gov safest domain around, says McAfee
News A site with a red flag typically delivers malicious software such as adware, spyware or viruses; a yellow site may deliver pop-ups. In contrast, one in 10 sites that end in dot-tk, the domain for the tiny island of Tokelau, either spread malicious... [13 Mar 2007]
Adware company hit with $3m fine
News But what many may not realise, in their haste to watch the clip, is that by doing so they are downloading adware onto their machines - which not only conveys information about their web sessions back to Zango but will also serve pop-up ads that... [07 Nov 2006]
The Spyware Battle - Privacy vs. Profits
White Paper There's a battle raging between security vendors and so-called "legitimate" adware vendors, to protect end users from software that logs information on their on-line activity, including Web browsing histories, on-line purchases, etc. [18 Oct 2006]
Video nasty, adware nastier say experts of Guardian.co.uk ad
News What many may not realise is that by doing so they are downloading adware onto their machines which not only relays information back to Zango about their web sessions but may also serve annoying pop-up ads which could contain adult content. [14 Aug 2006]
Evaluation of an Antispyware Tool: Spy Sweeper
White Paper Spy Sweeper is intended to detect and remove wide array of spyware including Trojan horses, adware, keyloggers, and system monitors. Spy Sweeper is yet another anti-spyware tool developed and marketed by Webroot software company, which is a company... [14 Apr 2006]
Deterring the Growing Threat of Spyware and Adware
White Paper Originally meant to track the online shopping habits and web page preferences of internet consumers, spyware is now being used to push advertisements in the form of pop-up windows into the path of web surfers. [14 Apr 2006]
Star Wars and spyware mixed up in users' minds
News Spyware, which was once considered merely irritating, is now seen as a threat because the innocuous pop-ups that are typical of both adware and spyware can shield viruses and worse. Some 11 per cent of the British population are convinced that... [19 Aug 2005]
'iTunes worm' drops adware on PCs
News Adware is software that displays pop-up advertising on a computer screen. A new instant messaging worm that masquerades as Apple Computer's iTunes application and drops adware on infected Windows PCs has been found. [21 Jul 2005]
Zombies: There are too many of them, says McAfee
News McAfee estimated that 63 per cent more machines were exploited by bot programs and by spyware and adware - their slightly less insidious but more common cousins - in the first six months of this year than in the whole of last year. [12 Jul 2005]
Spyware, adware infects BitTorrent downloads
News Adware and spyware makers are using BitTorrent as a new distribution channel. While applications such as Kazaa have long been associated with adware and spyware, BitTorrent has not. Chris Boyd, a security researcher who runs the Vital Security... [17 Jun 2005]
Spyware infiltrates the ad industry
News Richard Stiennon, Webroot’s vice-president of threat research, said: "Our research shows that some form of spyware, adware or potentially unwanted software can be found on 87 per cent of corporate PCs. [04 May 2005]
Kids' websites worst for adware and browser hijackers
News Kids websites were among the worst with 359 pieces of adware and three browser hijackers, which can change browser settings and produce pop-up ads for pornography. A brand new PC used to surf the internet for just one hour can expect to pick up... [10 Mar 2005]
Spyware and Adware Problems
White Paper While spyware/adware may keep track of your Internet usage or cause dozens of pop-up ads on your computer, generally they do not send endless emails to everyone you know or delete critical computer files. [24 Feb 2005]
