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The most dangerous search keywords on the Internet
Accessing pornographic pages, gambling or downloading MP3s can cause spyware to become infected. However, a new study shows that the system is also at risk even when use…
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70% toxic use for stealing purposes
Panda Software has announced the results of a study showing that up to 70% of malicious software is used for stealing purposes.
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Yahoo may have released spyware
Anti-spyware expert Ben Edelman has filed a lawsuit against Yahoo on the grounds that the giant online services group has secretly partnered with spyware scammers to inc…
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Microsoft upgraded Anti-Spyware Defender
On Thursday, Microsoft unveiled a number of new upgrades in Microsoft Defender's free security software, including new improvements in user interface and identity enhanc…
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Programming spyware, very simple for just $ 20
Security researchers have just discovered a spyware development suite that sells for under $ 20 on a Russian website. Virus hunting experts of Sophos security company ha…
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Sell a self-made spyware tool at low prices
Experts at Sophos Laboratory have discovered the WebAttacker toolkit on a website of Russian spyware and adware developers. WebAttacker is sold directly through the site…
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'Botnet' threat
Right now, a hacker named '0x80' is controlling more than 13,000 computers in more than 20 countries. 0x80 is typical of a new generation of hackers that can earn a lot…
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The bank is the number one target for hackers
According to US security firm Counterpane and e-mail management company MessageLabs, financial units suffered nearly 40% of Trojan attacks last year, while production fa…
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Every application has spyware
Two research institutes of Internet at Harvard and Oxford are preparing to incorporate specialized website introduction
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Windows Defender protects your PC in real time
Microsoft has released a second beta of Windows Defender Beta 2 anti-spyware application with significant changes in the user interface and full integration with Windows…
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Vietnam network security 2005
In 2005, although users' awareness of network security (ANM) increased, the number of computers (MT) in Vietnam was still high. In addition, spam and adware (adware), sp…
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Symantec software is said to be spyware by Microsoft
The problem occurred the week before Microsoft upgraded Windows AntiSpyware. The new tool considers the registry keys that Symantec products set up as specialized progra…
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Firefox 21 times safer than IE?
The ability of PCs to use Internet Explorer browser to be infected with spyware when surfing the web is 21 times more than the systems running Mozilla's open source Fire…
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New Alliance against spyware
Five major computer security companies are working together to build a common spyware naming system and will jointly produce dangerous software removal tools. The initia…