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| Ad hijacking Trojan targets Google
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| Security researchers have identified a Trojan that hijacks Google text advertisements, replacing them with "ads" from a different provider that are likely to be laced with spyware.
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December 21, 2007 |
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| Ad-Aware 2008 Pro
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| Ad-Aware is steadily improving. Spyware removal in this version is excellent, in part due to the new antivirus scanner. The product's real-time protection, however, is years out of date.
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May 20, 2008 |
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| Ad-Aware Comes to Vista
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| Lavasoft now has Vista-compatible versions of its Ad-Aware 2007 anti-spyware line. The Free, Plus and Pro versions all now work with the 32-bit version of Microsoft's new OS.
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August 29, 2007 |
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| Adware Company Accused of Violating FTC Pact
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| FTC says adware maker Zango has not clearly labeling its software and informed consumers what it does on their PCs, in violation of last year's settlement.
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August 1, 2007 |
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| Anti-Spyware Coalition probes data pimping
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| The Anti-Spyware Coalition has launched a review of Phorm, NebuAd, and other behavioral targeting firms that track user data from inside the world's ISPs.
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April 25, 2008 |
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| Charter chucks its spyware-like ad plans
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| Perhaps in response to consumer uproar, and perhaps responding to Congress, Charter Communications has suspended plans to test ads generated by its users' Web browsing habits.
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June 25, 2008 |
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| FTC fines three men $330,000 for pushing spyware
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| Slap on the wrist shows that cyber crime pays.
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October 1, 2007 |
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| German government approves plod-spyware law
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| The German government yesterday passed a controversial anti-terror law that would grant police the power to monitor private residences, telephones and computers.
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June 5, 2008 |
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| Microsoft Buys Security Firm
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| Komoku technology will be incorporated into Forefront and Windows Live OneCare.
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March 22, 2008 |
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| Microsoft Figures Show Some Users May Like Adware
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| It would seem logical to think most Internet users are annoyed by software that causes pop-up advertisements to appear on their screens.
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April 22, 2008 |
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| Microsoft Mislabels Skype as Adware
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| Skype users who have been getting strange error messages from Microsoft's security products over the past week can breathe easy now. It was all a mistake.
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April 23, 2008 |
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| New Sony rootkit scandal?
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| is it possible? Could Sony be stupid enough to get itself involved in another rootkit scandal?
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August 29, 2007 |
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| Russia Edges China as Top Malware Source
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| Security firm identifies the primary sources of viruses, spyware, and other cyberpests.
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February 23, 2008 |
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| Sears found to be using spyware to track visitors
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| Security researches are criticizing retailer Sears for not adequately describing its efforts to track the behaviors of those who provide the company with their contact information.
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January 2, 2008 |
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| Sony USB Drives Pack Rootkit Surprise
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| Finnish security company F-Secure has reported on new rootkit-like software discovered on USB thumb drives manufactured by Sony.
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August 28, 2007 |
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| Spybot Search & Destroy 1.5
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| Spybot's skill at cleaning up malware-infested systems is mediocre, and it has almost no ability to protect a clean system. Back in its heyday it was deservedly popular, but that day has long passed. For modern threats you'll need a modern spyware protector.
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February 15, 2008 |
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| Spyware another weapon for domestic abuse
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| Privacy-invading software packages are most commonly associated with surreptitiously snooping on victims to find out the passwords they use for online banking sites or bombarding them with invasive pop-up ads. But spyware can also be used as a tool to monitor and control their spouses by abusive partners, McAfee researcher Anna Stepanov warns.
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January 31, 2008 |
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| Spyware Fighting Tools Needed
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| U.S. Federal Trade Commission says that a bill stalled in Congress would give it the tools it needs to fight spyware.
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October 30, 2007 |
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| Spyware Guide
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| Your online Guide to spy and antispy software.
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| Spyware targets frustrated GTA IV gamers
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| Drive-by spam attacks blight carjack game launch.
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April 29, 2008 |
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| Spyware Terminator 2.0
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| With a name like Spyware Terminator, you'd expect this free tool to growl "Hasta la vista, baby" and blast spyware with a mini-gun. Unfortunately, it doesn't live up to expectations.
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August 7, 2007 |
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| Spyware Warrior
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| Waging the war against spyware.
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| StopBadware.org
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| Regaining Control of Our Computers.
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| SUPERAntiSpyware
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| SUPERAntiSpyware is the most thorough AntiSpyware scanner on the market. Our Multi-Dimensional Scanning and Process Interrogation Technology will detect spyware that other products miss! SUPERAntiSpyware will remove ALL the Spyware, NOT just the easy ones!
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| The Spyware World: Privacy in the Age of Surveillance Technology
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| The technologies we rely on, both new and old, are now very effective tools that both governments and private firms are using to gather, analyze, store, and sell information about our private lives, habits, purchases, whereabouts, and even thoughts and beliefs.
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March 19, 2008 |
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| Yahoo search to 'battle spyware'
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| Yahoo is introducing new technology to its search engine which will warn users if they are about to click on a website that hosts viruses, spyware and spam.
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May 6, 2008 |
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