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- Badware
- Software, such as spyware and adware, that has been deceptively installed in the user's computer. Although it may also be called "malware," badware is not designed to purposefully destroy...
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- Say it ain't so AVG, say it ain't so: AVG LinkScanner = Badware?
- Say it ain't so AVG, say it ain't so: AVG LinkScanner = Badware?AVG Freeware Ain't So Free After All...Man, am I shocked that AVG is doing this. Of course I don't use the product but have made recommendations in the past to folks who could not afford to purchase good...
- Tags: Scanners, Web browsers, Spyware, adware & malware, Cyberthreats, Viruses and worms, Badware, server log, AVG, AVG LinkScanner
- Discussion threads 2008-07-03
- Debunking yet another bogus malware study
- Here we go again, with yet another round of bogus reporting about the extent of malware infections in the United States. This morning I read a report by Nick Farrell of The Inquirer, which was accompanied by the screamer headline One in Four US computers infected. It links in turn to a much longer...
- Tags: Adware, OECD, Malware, Computer, Badware, Spyware, Adware & Malware, Cyberthreats, Spyware, Viruses And Worms, Productivity, Security, Ed Bott
- Blog posts 2008-06-02
- The IT Commandments: Thou shalt not use nonsecure protocols on thy network
- The IT Commandments: Thou shalt not use nonsecure protocols on thy networkTurn of HTTP while you're at it!Funny, it seems to me that the VAST MAJORITY of severe virus/spyware/adware problems flowed over HTTP! How about this: dump the idiot Web-based applications, and enforce a strict "deny all" policy on the...
- Tags: Web technology, NETWORKING, Badware, Funny IT, HTTP, Telnet, network, IT Commandment
- Discussion threads 2006-04-02
- Google in China, Badware, Pixney, Sun and more...(The Dan and David Show)
- In this latest episode of the Dan & David Show we cover a variety of timely topics. Google refuses the U.S. government's subpeona for search logs but agrees to censor material deemed objectionable to Chinese authorities--the company that will do no evil faces some tough, politically-charged choices. We also discuss...
- Tags: podcast, Badware, David Show
- Blog posts 2006-01-25
- Badware coalition wants your horror stories
- Badware coalition wants your horror storiesNice PCtiptoes around the sticky semantics of what constitutes spyware vs. adware vs. malware. Now if they would just DO SOMETHING.I'm dubious when I see this in their Privacy Policy!"Links to Independent WebsitesPages hosted by the Site may link to independently-run web sites. ...
- Tags: Internet service providers (ISPs), Web site development, Spyware, adware & malware, Web technology, Cyberthreats, Spyware, Badware, Google Inc., Web site
- Discussion threads 2006-01-25
- Badware coalition wants your horror stories
- If you haven't heard of "badware" before, you will now. A coalition, which includes sponsors Google, Lenovo and Sun Microsystems, and organizers the Berkman Center for Internet & Society at Harvard Law School and the Oxford Internet Institute in the UK with an assist from the Consumer Reports' WebWatch project,...
- Tags: spyware, Badware
- Blog posts 2006-01-25
Additional Resources
- Infamous vendor of "AntiVirus XP" badware sued
- Infamous vendor of "AntiVirus XP" badware suedcombofix, smitfraudfix, etcI used all the usual tools to remove at least one incarnation of this s__tware, and it still kept coming back! Had to run the "uninstaller," then run smitfraudfix, then manually remove the folders and registry keys!All I can say is...Thank goodness...
- Tags: Viruses and worms, SECURITY, Spyware, adware & malware, Cyberthreats, antivirus, Infamous vendor, AntiVirus XP
- Discussion threads 2008-09-30
- Infamous vendor of "AntiVirus XP" badware sued
- The software purveyor behind AntiVirus XP, a fake anti-virus package, has been sued and will hopefully be put out of business. There has been plenty of information available on this organization for some time, yet unsuspecting consumers continue to hand over their own money for what amounts...
- Tags: Software, Antivirus, Microsoft Windows XP, Viruses And Worms, Security, Adam O\'Donnell
- Blog posts 2008-09-30
- Chrome's EULA is a cut 'n' paste showstopper
- Chrome's EULA is a cut 'n' paste showstopperHave you ever read MS EULA? In short...We can go into your machine and do what ever we want.If this is the case with the browser....how are they using your data in their cloud?Chrome's EULA is a cut 'n' paste showstopperI looked...
- Tags: Web browsers, EULA, Google Inc., Chrome EULA, TOS
- Discussion threads 2008-09-03
- New StopBadware guidelines take aim at software update bundling
- New StopBadware guidelines take aim at software update bundlingAdd Acrobat Reader to itThey sneak in a copy of Adobe Air in my system while installing Acrobat Reader.RE: New StopBadware guidelines take aim at software update bundlingHmm, offhand it sounds like a good idea. I wonder how they'll handle Microsoft's...
- Tags: New StopBadware, New StopBadware guideline, software update, software
- Discussion threads 2008-08-26
- New StopBadware guidelines take aim at software update bundling
- If the StopBadware coalition has its way, software updaters from Sun Microsystems see screenshot above and Apple will carry the embarrassing "badware" label. According to a draft of revamped guidelines (.pdf) from the Google-backed computer security consortium, the badware label will expand to...
- Tags: Software, Guideline, Automatic Update, Consent, Apple Inc., Software Update, Patches, Tools & Techniques, Security, Management, Ryan Naraine
- Blog posts 2008-08-25
- AVG changes its stance on LinkScanner
- A few days ago I wrote a story about AVG's LinkScanner causing a massive amount of additional traffic on the net in the name of protecting customers... yeah. Well, here's a quote from the original article to give some background: Apparently AVG is spamming the Internet with traffic that looks to...
- Tags: Web, Web Site, Whirlpool Corp., Search Result, Slashdot, AVG, LinkScanner, Web Site Development, Search, Channel Management, Web Technology, Internet, Marketing, Nathan McFeters
- Blog posts 2008-07-07
- News to know: Open Office; Google; Security metrics; IT jobs
- Notable headlines: Dana Blankenhorn: What could Open Office do with a business model? Adrian Kingsley-Hughes: First look at Ubuntu 8.10 - Intrepid Ibex. Gallery right Paul Murphy: Internet abuse and Cloud Computing An IT productivity horror story ...
- Tags: Job, Security, Google Inc., Power Management, Information Technology, Photograph, OpenOffice, Office Suites, Software, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-07-07
- Say it ain't so AVG, say it ain't so: AVG LinkScanner = Badware?
- The Register covered a very interesting story about AVG. Apparently AVG is spamming the Internet with traffic that looks to be coming from Internet Explorer. AVG software pre-crawls search results to try to protect users, but uses a user agent that makes the software appear to be Internet Explorer. This pre-crawling is flooding websites with...
- Tags: Webmaster, Traffic, Malware, Register, Spyware, Adware & Malware, Cyberthreats, Security, Scanners, Internet, Viruses And Worms, Hardware, Peripherals, Nathan McFeters
- Blog posts 2008-07-03
- Apple caught neglecting iPhone security
- Apple caught neglecting iPhone securityApple doesn't really care.I believe that Apple puts security of its products at the bottom of the list, with cool design at the top. All this stuff just proves me right, that sure they have a neat casing and a touch screen, but underneath it...
- Tags: Apple Inc., Apple iPhone, security, iPhone security
- Discussion threads 2008-07-03
- 200,000 sites spreading web malware, China's hosting the most
- 200,000 sites spreading web malware, China's hosting the mostJust a guessI would suspect that most of the china sites are owned by American spammers,malware owners.I say we just cut China's segment off...Until the Chinese government seems to give a damn about poision food, poison web sites and rampant piracy, I...
- Tags: Tools & Techniques, Channel management, Web site development, Spam, Spyware, adware & malware, Cyberthreats, Looking Back, web malware, software, Web
- Discussion threads 2008-06-25
- News to know: Nokia Symbian; XP phase-out; Apple badware
- Notable headlines: Mary Jo Foley: No reprieve: XP phase-out begins June 30 Dancho Danchev: Trojan exploiting unpatched Mac OS X vulnerability in the wild Spam attack shut downs Marshall Islands email service 200,000 sites spreading web malware, China's...
- Tags: Nokia Corp., Microsoft Windows XP, Apple Inc., Symbian Inc., Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), E-mail, Virtualization, Microsoft Windows, Leadership, Advertising & Promotion, Web Services, Enterprise Software, Software, Online Communications, Hardware, Operating Systems, Management, Marketing, David Grober
- Blog posts 2008-06-25
- 200,000 sites spreading web malware, China's hosting the most
- Yesterday, the Stopbadware.org initiative released a report entitled "May 2008 Badware Websites Report" summarizing the findings out of analyzing over 200,000 sites spreading malware. With recent data for malicious sites provided by Google's Safe Browsing diagnostic, Stopbadware.org also received responses from affected parties such as Google itself, The Planet, SoftLayer...
- Tags: Web, Search Engine, Malware, Site, Spyware, Adware & Malware, Cyberthreats, Viruses And Worms, Security, Dancho Danchev
- Blog posts 2008-06-24
- How does Apple get away with this badware behavior?
- How does Apple get away with this badware behavior?Zombies?"Over the years Apple users are brainwashed into zombies that will take anything Apple give them."Hmmmm...Really? Just because they're using the best alternative OS available? I beg to differ. IMHO, there are far more 'Windows'-zombies out there , and just now (with...
- Tags: Tools & Techniques, Digital media, Digital music, SECURITY, stink, Apple Inc.
- Discussion threads 2008-06-24
- How does Apple get away with this badware behavior?
- As part of my work testing exploits for the recent Safari "carpet-bombing" issue -- and the combo-threat to Windows users -- I installed Apple's flagship browser on a brand-new Windows XP machine. The installation came with Apple's automatic software updater, a very valuable tool to automate patch...
- Tags: Apple Inc., StopBadware.org Guideline, Microsoft Windows, Tools & Techniques, Productivity, Operating Systems, Software, Management, Ryan Naraine
- Blog posts 2008-06-24
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