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Spyware following spam into the enterprise

Spyware following spam into the enterpriseSpyware is even worse than spam in my viewWe block most of our spam at a mail gateway and I'd say 95% of it gets flushed unread. Spyware, on the other hand, is in your face and crippling your PC, at least if you're...

Tags: Spyware, adware & malware, Cyberthreats, Viruses and worms, SECURITY, spyware, NEWDOTNET

Discussion threads 2004-06-01

Additional Resources

PC Tools Spyware Doctor 2007

PCTools Spyware Doctor is one of the last independent antispyware apps on the market, and, until this recent release, was one of the better choices. Version 5 introduces new under-the-hood protection--and a number of nettlesome software glitches. In testing done by CNET Labs, Spyware Doctor did shield us from and...

Tags: Spyware, adware & malware, Spyware, Cyberthreats, Viruses and worms, SECURITY, PC Tools, PCTools Spyware Doctor, PC Tools Spyware Doctor

Product reviews 2007-03-22

DollarRevenue adware pushed through bot net for huge profits

German Honeynet Project researchers report that adware company DollarRevenue is directly linked to a bot net attack exploiting the MS06-040 server service vulnerability reported last month. Bot net trackers estimate that one malicious hacker alone earned $430 in one day by installing malware/adware programs on infected machines. 7,700 machines...

Tags: DollarRevenue

Blog posts 2006-09-08

Engaged in marketing adware and anti-adware

Here's a lesson in Conflict of Interest 101. A new so-called adware removal program hit the net recently -- literally hit the net as in being downloaded through exploits and bundled with other nasty-ware like DollarRevenue and Look2Me. This program is called AdwareFinder. Take a close look at the page...

Tags: EngageMARKETING, NAI, DollarRevenue

Blog posts 2006-06-27

Spyware pushers tricks of the trade or how to trash a machine with one bundle of spyware

I often hear questions asked about why do spyware pushers trash machines with their large bundles of garbage-ware and how do they do it. Last year I wrote about Spyware Tricks, including the money trail. Nearly all of the top 10 spyware tricks of 2005 involved affiliate's distributing spyware...

Tags: spyware, DollarRevenue

Blog posts 2006-05-30

Deal may mean shifting adware model

Deal may mean shifting adware modelSo one scumbag eats another scumbag. So what?I cannot believe that these "people" think they can convince people that they never had anything to do with how thier scumware was "delivered" to victims.Ignoring the delivery method altogether, how do they explain WHY IT IS...

Tags: Spyware, Spyware, adware & malware, Viruses and worms, SECURITY, IT IS, adware

Discussion threads 2005-04-08