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Spyware incurs wrath of California lawmakers
News Even adware applications which give away nothing more than which sites the user visits could enable criminals to create more targeted phishing scams. Even supposedly 'benign' spyware - such as the... [10 Jan 2005]
Mobile viruses to bite next year?
News Commercial adware and spyware are expected to increase next year by 45 to 50 per cent. Targeted phishing attacks and spyware are also expected to increase. Targeted phishing attacks,... [20 Dec 2005]
The Legal Status of Spyware
White Paper Federal law enables spyware, adware, and phishing businesses to mine consumer data with impunity. This paper demonstrates that although some laws are ineffective, others provide consumers with some... [15 Jun 2007]
Adware company hit with $3m fine
News Adware company Zango has been fined $3m by the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) for the methods it has employed to download adware onto users' computers. The adware distributor agreed... [07 Nov 2006]
Preventing Spyware Infestation: Block Spyware at the Gateway Before It Gets Into Your Network
White Paper As a result, spyware, or adware, has become increasingly prevalent. The good news is that the good guys are fighting back with new, smarter technology like intelligent, multi-function proxies for full network protection... [24 Feb 2005]
MySpace targeted by cyber criminals
News Earlier this week, around the time MySpace was being plagued by downtime, security vendor McAfee blogged about spyware and adware applications that were being dropped onto users' machines from links on MySpace as users... [27 Jul 2006]
CyberDefender AntiSpyware 2008 2.0
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,... [06 Feb 2008]
Malware in 2005
White Paper Phishing techniques, adware and spyware are all good examples. Some time ago, virus creators liked to think of their work as a kind of research, but now, as one enters 2005, malware is no longer used to... [24 Feb 2005]
MySpace worm goes phishing
News Miscreants have exploited the popularity of the website before to steal personal information and spread adware. When played by a MySpace user, the video adds itself to the user's MySpace page and replaces the links on... [05 Dec 2006]
What's on your PC? Spyware, Trojans and diallers
News According to CA's findings the average user has 33 traces of adware and four traces of spyware on their machine - all of which may be capable of relaying sensitive information about the user to a remote third party. [01 Mar 2005]
Identified viruses and malware nears the 100,000 mark
News McAfee expects that spyware and adware will become more of a problem, especially spam emails that deposit spyware on a user's PC after they are opened. Phishing attacks, in which organised criminals... [27 Jul 2004]
Quocirca's Straight Talking: A single source for net protection
Comment Some of these vendors are now extending their services to filter content that arrives whilst surfing the web, like checking for spyware, adware or other software programs that can be inadvertently downloaded. [06 Oct 2005]
Combating the New Generation of Malware: Spyware, Phishing and Active Content
White Paper Finjan's Vital Security proactive security solutions effectively combat spyware and adware using multiple lines of defense at the gateway and the desktop, where each line employs different security tools and... [25 Feb 2005]
