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Criminal charges filed against spyware company Enternet Media

Criminal charges filed against spyware company Enternet MediaI got another one for yaI thought Classmates.com was a decent site..... up until today when I downloaded Spyware Doctor. I found that if you go to a page where thier ad is, a file goes into your temporary internet files. This file,...

Tags: Cyberthreats, Spyware, adware & malware, Viruses and worms, SECURITY, Criminal Charges, Enternet Media, spyware company, spyware

Discussion threads 2006-03-31

Investigating a spyware company

Investigating a spyware companyIs this a U.S. company?If so it should be the first example of what the the Spyware Act can do to these scum... .. .. ..oh well the Spy Bill looks good on paper though. Thanks for the info,...

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

Discussion threads 2005-03-28

Lavasoft does right

Lavasoft does rightThis is being looked at wrong!There IS NO GOOD ADWARE. There IS NO GOOD SPYWARE. There are NO GOOD ADWARE/SPYWARE companies.They are all out to get something for nothing. To infiltrate people's computers and control them, most of the time without the users consious permission...

Tags: Spyware, adware & malware, Cyberthreats, Scanners, Viruses and worms, SECURITY, spyware, adware, Spyware company, Spyware scanner, Lavasoft

Discussion threads 2005-02-23

Additional Resources

Open source needs successful champions

Open Source powers the Internet period!Open_Source powers the ENTIRE Internet withrouters/switches/servers you name it like Microsoft sitting behind caching Linux distroname servers.Now you tell me what does it need now???It is the FUTURE of smart devices, appliancedriven infrastructure, just like VMware using a Linux derived kernel and it is #1...

Tags: Linux, software cost, Linux Distro, open source, operating system, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2009-11-05

McAfee vs. Symantec: Dueling in consumer and enterprise

Worked for SYMC - products inadequately testedWe rearchitected stuff as it was going out the door. That experience was one more reason I eventually switched to Mac.Working for SYMCYou should have stuck around...Then you could have said to have been part of improving of the process . Just compare Norton...

Tags: SECURITY, Norton 2010, McAfee Inc., Norton Co., Symantec Corp.

Discussion threads 2009-10-30

Registry Workshop 4.2.3 (Windows)

Registry Workshop is an advanced registry editor. It is a perfect replacement for RegEdit and RegEdt32, which shipped with Windows. In addition to all the standard features, Registry Workshop adds a variety of powerful features that allow you to work faster and more efficiently with registry related tasks. Whether you're...

Tags: Registry, Torch Soft, Spyware, Spyware, Adware & Malware, Cyberthreats, Microsoft Windows, Productivity, Viruses And Worms, Security, Operating Systems, Software

Software downloads 2009-10-30

Motorola DROID on Verizon: Is this the iPhone killer you're looking for?

No it isn't.It needs two things to even dent the iPhone, much less kill it. It needs a REAL equivalent to iTunes & App store. It needs to have a crazy simple interface. I haven't seen anything which leads me to believe Droid has either of those.Well, they will not...

Tags: Smart phones, Motorola Inc., Verizon Communications Inc., Apple iPhone

Discussion threads 2009-10-28

What the DoD now says about open source

I could just see a commander in the field ....having to wait for procurement to get a simple map through bids while his troops are getting shot up even though it is publicly available (oh wait, isn't that how the Chinese embassy got accidentally bombed?)Always use the best tool for...

Tags: Linux, UNIX, Operating systems, Cyberthreats, SECURITY, Spyware, adware & malware, U.S. Department of Defense, open source, OpenBSD, attack

Discussion threads 2009-10-28

Google Voice mails exposed for all to see and hear

If you believe the "explanation"then no problem, though honestly, I think we just witnessed another reason why "living in the cloud" is not for those with anything of importance that needs protecting.I doubt that Google intended for all of those private voice mails to be made public.RE: Google Voice mails...

Tags: Google Inc., Google Voice mail, voicemail

Discussion threads 2009-10-20

Fake 'Conficker.B Infection Alert' spam campaign drops scareware

Not much they can do.Not much they can do.Email was never designed for security, and it's HARD getting everybody on the same page with a solution that works, because basically every solution we know of pretty much requires everybody to use it. But, unfortunately, it's difficult convincing people running email...

Tags: Internet service providers (ISPs), Cyberthreats, Spam, Microsoft Corp., Conficker.B Infection Alert, spam campaign, sample message, Internet Service Provider, e-mail, Microsoft Windows

Discussion threads 2009-10-19

Zone Alarm Extreme Security 2010

Best known for its ZoneAlarm firewall, Check Point Software also publishes two full-featured security suites. ZoneAlarm Internet Security 2010 gives users a robust firewall, antivirus and antispyware, and parental control package for $49.95, while ZoneAlarm Extreme Security 2010 adds Web browsing protection, system tune-up tools, backup options, and anti-phishing technology...

Tags: Viruses and worms, Firewalls, Microsoft Windows 7, SECURITY, ZoneAlarm, firewall

Product reviews 2009-10-08

Weak passwords dominate statistics for Hotmail's phishing scheme leak

Weak Passwords suckUntil about 4 years ago my organization had no restrictions on passwords. Our students got their birthdays or their phone numbers as passwords and our staff could choose whatever they wanted. Most common staff password was 1234. Well after years of security breaches and administration...

Tags: MSN Hotmail, phishing, password, weak password

Discussion threads 2009-10-06

Ballmer questions open-source code security

Steve Ballmer talks smackWell, at this point Ballmer sounds like a politician, painting Open Source developers as "hackers in China or other foreign countries" vs. Microsoft's "controlled" environment. He doesn't "buy that". He never had to. Open Source is free.Unlike Microsoft's mega-crap that uses all resources as possible until you...

Tags: Unlike Microsoft, ZDNetter, security, Steve Ballmer, open source, Ubuntu

Discussion threads 2009-10-06

PEI Real Estate Messenger 1.0.1 (Windows)

The program is positioned above your system clock on the lower right side of your screen and will open "a la messenger" to show the latest PEI real estate listings. There are links to e-mail the realtor regarding the property as well as links to further information about the property...

Tags: Realtor, Microsoft Windows, Century21 Northumberland Realty, Desktalker, Real Estate, Spyware, Adware & Malware, Cyberthreats, Spyware, Web Site Development, Web Technology, Viruses And Worms, Security, Business Operations, Internet

Software downloads 2009-10-06

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

Apple up to its old tricks, pushing unwanted software onto PCs

I've experienced exactly what Ed described.I get it every time iTunes is updated.No. A PC running Windows XP.I need iTunes for my iPhone.Hmmm ...Hmmm, I've had several APPL updates come in on several systems, and I've not seen that ... odd. Tried replicating on another system?I've even checked for .........

Tags: Digital music, Digital media, software, Apple iTunes, Apple Inc., iTunes 9, old trick, Apple iPhone, PC

Discussion threads 2009-09-27

Red Hat CEO vs. Torvalds: More Linux features don't equate to bloat

Linux distro appliances are the futureCompanies are wising up and getting away from MS 20G worm/virus operating systems and going to Linux distro driven appliances.It is the future with appliances no one needs a Windows OS with Office for someone to open a (.doc) to edit it is a security...

Tags: OPEN SOURCE, Operating systems, COMPANIES, Red Hat Inc., Linux, desktop, Microsoft Windows

Discussion threads 2009-09-24

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

Do you really need Office? Really? If the Feds don't, do we?

Sounds like these users could get by just fine with Wordpad.[i]That being said, how many of your teachers are doing this sort of thing? Teachers need to create content, no doubt about it, but that content should be online, accessible, collaborative, and reusable. You don?t need Office for that.[/i]The problem,...

Tags: Next Up, Google Inc., Microsoft Office, Google Apps

Discussion threads 2009-09-17

Adobe to acquire Ominture; CEO calls move a 'game-changer'

good moveI did not know tha Adobe has so much cash on hand.This will sped up the demise of M$.RE: Adobe to acquire Ominture; CEO calls move a 'game-changer'Great! Didn't Adobe learn anything from ebay's skype debacle? Non-core or non-organic growth acquisitions signal only one thing to me - that...

Tags: Microsoft Windows NT, Adobe Systems Inc., Ominture, Wendy

Discussion threads 2009-09-15