spyware
RSS spywareAnti-Spyware Coalition Definitions Document
White Paper Spyware has quickly evolved from an online nuisance to one of the most direct threats facing the Internet. As users struggle to maintain control over their computers, many find themselves trapped in a cyclical battle... [13 Nov 2009]
Considerations for Anti-Spyware Product Testing
White Paper This paper outlines some of the considerations that should be taken into account when tests on anti-spyware products are conducted and reviewed. Spyware Coalition that this paper will help testers design... [13 Nov 2009]
Anti-Spyware Coalition Risk Model Description
White Paper The anti-spyware industry offers a robust selection of tools to consumers in the marketplace. As is to be expected in such an environment, the rating systems used to classify Spyware and other... [13 Nov 2009]
Best Practices: Guidelines to Consider in the Evaluation of Potentially Unwanted Technologies
White Paper The goal of this paper is to further explain the consent factors described in the Anti-Spyware Coalition's Risk Model Report. While the main audience for this paper is anti-spyware vendors, ASC believes... [13 Nov 2009]
Conflict Identification and Resolution Process
White Paper This paper is intended to provide voluntary guidelines within the Anti-Spyware industry to assist in avoiding and resolving conflicts between suites of Anti-Spyware software and to better serve consumers. [13 Nov 2009]
5 Steps Every Business Can Take to Guard Against Botnets
White Paper By secretly invading business Internet connections, hackers and spammers can download harmful software, including spyware and computer viruses, onto computers and laptops. Robot networks and zombie armies may sound like... [13 Nov 2009]
Converged Threats on the Security Landscape
White Paper The essence of a converged threat is the combination of viruses, spyware, phishing, spam and other attempts at attack or exploitation of vulnerabilities that can disrupt networks and/or lead to theft or unwanted... [13 Nov 2009]
Internet Security Trends for 2007: A Report on Spam, Viruses and Spyware
White Paper At the highest level, 2006 saw an increase in both the sophistication and the volume of Internet security threats. Spammers created triple the volume of image-based spam. This threat has a dual effect on infrastructure: incoming mail... [12 Nov 2009]
Shavlik Security Suite
White Paper Shavlik Security Suite incorporates a broad scope of protection management including automated discovery, scanning, and patching of servers and desktops; virus and spyware detection; application execution blocking;... [12 Nov 2009]
Five Things You Must Know When Selecting an Internet Content Filter
White Paper There are known sites that are infected with spyware or malware. In a business setting it becomes a matter of economics and focus. All want employees to be focused on the task at hand rather than become addicted to... [12 Nov 2009]
What Hackers Know That You Don't: Web 2.0 Weaknesses and Opportunities
White Paper While most enterprise users focus on the utility of these applications - how they can enhance their lives and work - profit-driven hackers are finding innovative ways to exploit these new technologies to spread their... [12 Nov 2009]
Context Adaptive Scanning Engine: Protecting Against the Broadest Range of Blended Threats
White Paper Spam, viruses, malware, spyware, denial of service attacks, and directory harvest attacks are all driven by the same underlying motive - profits. These profits are attained either through the sale or advertising of... [12 Nov 2009]
Stopping Rootkits at the Network Edge
White Paper Infections are everywhere, and once these PCs leave the shelter of an enterprise network, they can easily get filled with rootkits, trojan horses, spyware, and viruses. Keeping remote users' laptops healthy is not an... [12 Nov 2009]
Astaro Security Gateway: Simplifying Email, Web and Network Protection
White Paper Anti-virus & Spyware This brief yet highly informative interactive presentation discusses the Unified Threat Management Market, the fastest growing part of the security market in the U.S. A Unified Threat Management Box... [12 Nov 2009]
Enhancing Desktop and Laptop Security Performance with Disk Defragmentation
White Paper Using real-world scenarios, this study presents the impact of fragmentation on the performance of security scans from the most popular anti-spyware and anti-virus solutions on the market today. Security is vital, and so... [06 Nov 2009]
