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Does anyone really like adware?

I bring up this question because adware company reps and adware apologists have been known to make statements about anti-spyware zealots (like myself, admittedly), that we think "our views are the views of every consumer". A few months ago I asked Spyware Warrior readers to respond to a few...

Tags: adware, advertisement

Blog posts 2005-10-19

Adware industry falling apart?

So says Pesach Lattin of AdBUMb. He makes a number of very bold statements about the wrong doings of adware companies and the consequences they could be facing. Excerpts:Let’s make it clear: it is no longer a question that numerous adware companies have engaged in practices that are...

Tags: adware, adware company, Suzi Turner

Blog posts 2005-09-09

Analysis of ruling against Direct Revenue

Eric Goldman, Assistant Professor of Law at Marquette University Law School, has blogged a fascinating and thoughtful analysis of the decision in the class action suit against Direct Revenue announced yesterday.Downloading Software onto Home Computer May Be Trespass to Chattels--Sotelo v. DirectRevenueEric's comments about notice and disclosure are particularly interesting...

Tags: Spyware, Spyware, adware & malware, SECURITY, adware company, adware, Direct Revenue, analysis

Blog posts 2005-09-01

Workshops or Peace Summits?

There seems to be a belief on the part of organizers of Spyware workshops that if both sides got together they could figure out these issues over what is and is not spyware. This past Tuesday CNet hosted an event in San Francisco that was exciting mainly for the high...

Tags: spyware, adware, adware company

Blog posts 2005-05-04

Additional Resources

MS Security Essentials test shows 98% detection rate for 545k malware samples

I have to defend Microsoft on this...I have to defend Microsoft on this because Symantec is probably the [i]last[/i] company to be complaining.I can't tell you how many computers I've "fixed" simply by removing any and all Symantec/Norton products from a computer, then installing Avast or AVG.Symantec makes some of...

Tags: Cyberthreats, Spyware, adware & malware, Viruses and worms, Symantec Corp., Microsoft Corp., heuristics, security, detection rate, malware

Discussion threads 2009-10-01

Should "Patch Tuesday" updates include a free virus scan?

No, because if Microsoft was to offer such a service the other antivirus companies will cry about it and more antitrust issues will come up. I really don't think Microsoft would be able to do it from a legal stand point. There may also be an issue of conflicting...

Tags: Scanners, Cyberthreats, Viruses and worms, Microsoft Windows, SECURITY, Spyware, adware & malware, A/V software, Microsoft Corp., MSRT, virus

Discussion threads 2009-09-21

Wall Street still worrying over netbook impact on Microsoft's Windows 7 sales

Now if I could pay $15/year to keep Windows running .... I would be happy and MS would have a "steady" yearly cash stream. Unfortunately, the current setup is, "pay me now, enjoy later maybe".With the pay me now scheme, there is no incentive to keep me happy once...

Tags: Netbooks, nettops & MIDs, Operating systems, Microsoft Windows 7, sales, netbook, operating system, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, Google Inc.

Discussion threads 2009-09-09

Research: 80% of Web users running unpatched versions of Flash/Acrobat

Thank goodness for regular updates from Adobe's RPM repository!The repository ensures that all my 32 bit Flash and Reader installations are up-to-date. The native 64 bit Flash plugin is still "alpha", and I look forward to the day that is added to the repository too. But at least the appearance...

Tags: Patches, Adobe Systems Inc., Flash/Acrobat

Discussion threads 2009-08-25

Apple snags Ex-OLPC security chief

Apple snags Ex-OLPC security chiefCould it be that Apple likes to change the game?As Harry mentions everyone benefits from Apple's crazy ideas...even if you hate Apple and never use any of their products, you will benefit by what they do. No one else seems to be willing to step outside...

Tags: Apple OSX, Apple Inc., security

Discussion threads 2009-05-13

Lesser of two security evils: Twitter Web or third-party clients?

Twitter Web might not be safe anymore and users may want to consider only tweeting and surfing through third-party applications for the time being. Yes, I know, there are all kinds of issues with using a third-party anything. And while I use and love TweetDeck and many are raving about...

Tags: Web, Worm, Twitter, Cyberthreats, Security, Viruses And Worms, Jennifer Leggio

Blog posts 2009-04-12

Microsoft's security report: The top 5 takeaways

Microsoft's security report: The top 5 takeawayswhat OS??Sorry if I missed it, but I wonder what system got hit the most, XP or vista??what was their percentage?XP, by far.Hi,There is a graph at the top of the actually report that shows exactly that (http://www.microsoft.com/security/portal/sir.aspx)The report also says that the infection...

Tags: Spyware, adware & malware, Cyberthreats, Viruses and worms, security report, malware, security, takeaway, Facebook, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows XP

Discussion threads 2009-04-08

Conficker: a good excuse for an early spring cleaning

Some of you have probably heard about Conficker.C, the computer virus/worm that is set to activate on April 1st.  Conficker.C exploits a particular vulnerability in Windows that was announced in October of 2008 which allows code to be remotely executed. Nobody exactly knows what Conficker.C is supposed to do on...

Tags: Antivirus, Malware, Antivirus Software, Virus, Conficker.C, Chances, CLAMAV, CCleaner, WinDirStat, Microsoft Windows, Cyberthreats, Spyware, Adware & Malware, Spyware, Viruses And Worms, Tools & Techniques, Security, Operating Systems, Software, Management, Jason Perlow

Blog posts 2009-03-27

Google Chrome...bundled with RealPlayer?!

Google Chrome...bundled with RealPlayer?!Is this a good move?I haven't yet come up with any reason to install Chrome on my system, as we already have a plethora of browser choices, and I tend to classify Google's other software as crapware. I do wonder about aligning with a software company...

Tags: Digital music, Digital media, RealNetworks RealPlayer, Chrome, Google Inc., RealPlayer?, Google Chrome

Discussion threads 2009-03-05

Microsoft: Many customers running unsupported operating systems

Microsoft: Many customers running unsupported operating systemsAll of these naughty people!Do they not realise that they are supposed to throw money at Microsoft every time Microsoft say "We've just built the best thing since sliced bread yet again", and go through the upgrade hoops at Microsoft's beckon call?If you had...

Tags: Operating systems, Patches, Microsoft Corp., operating system, distro

Discussion threads 2009-03-02

Q: 'Why did you write adware?' A: 'I was broke'

Q: 'Why did you write adware?' A: 'I was broke'Well......thanks to him, I stopped using IE long ago, AND now I use super anti-AD schemes, it blocks every-AD-thing forever!RE: Q: 'Why did you write adware?' A: 'I was broke'Yet another BIG reason to use a MAC or LINUX my choice....

Tags: Spyware, Spyware, adware & malware, Web browsers, Viruses and worms, SECURITY, adware, Microsoft Internet Explorer, wine

Discussion threads 2009-01-15

Q: 'Why did you write adware?' A: 'I was broke'

In one of today's most fascinating reads, philosecurity interviews Matt Knox, a talented Ruby instructor and coder who once wrote and designed adware for Direct Revenue, a company sued by then-New York attorney general Eliot Spitzer in 2006 for allegedly stealthily installing adware on millions of computers. ...

Tags: Adware, Spyware, Spyware, Adware & Malware, Viruses And Worms, Security, Andrew Nusca

Blog posts 2009-01-14

The inevitable rise (and fall?) of 'twishing'

The phishing or "twishing" situation happening with Twitter is merely the tip of the iceberg. Rather than dig into the situation myself -- including the OAuth debate -- I've turned it over to one of  my more technical-brained friends. Damon Cortesi is a security consultant who has also authored a...

Tags: Network, Twitter, Damon Cortesi, Phishing, Cyberthreats, Spam, Viruses And Worms, Security, Spam And Phishing, Jennifer Leggio

Blog posts 2009-01-06

It's official: No IE 8 until 2009

It's official: No IE 8 until 2009So, they hase billions to spend, the best programmers in the world, and yetthey look stupid in comparison to Mozilla which has a very small fraction of the resources and programmers. Or is it just that MS thinks the web is not going to...

Tags: Web browsers, Microsoft Internet Explorer, IE 8, Mozilla Firefox, IE8

Discussion threads 2008-11-20

Google fixes critical XSS vulnerability

All your accounting data are not belong to us. Hours after a proof of concept example detailing a XSS vulnerability at Google's account login page was posted at the XSS Project's clearing house, the company quickly took notice and fixed it. "Security researcher "Xylitol" is...

Tags: Google Inc., Vulnerability, XSS, XSSed, Security, Dancho Danchev

Blog posts 2008-11-12

Spammers attacking Microsoft's CAPTCHA -- again

Spammers attacking Microsoft's CAPTCHA -- againI'm all for shutting down...mail servers that are spamming. No matter how big they are. If my server started spamming, my ISP would give me one shot to clean it up. If I didn't or couldn't it would be blocked. Just because it's Microsoft doesn't...

Tags: Spam, spammer, CAPTCHA, Microsoft CAPTCHA, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2008-10-01