While there seems to be a global recession looming on the horizon and a general economic consolidation amongst many of the largest financial entities in the world as a way of saving the economy, the criminal ecosystem continues to thrive despite what some may predict as the next global recession. Read more
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Economic crisis forcing cyber-criminals to change strategy
By Anon on Tue, 10/14/2008 - 3:57pm.
RE: Teen pushed adware to hundreds of thousands of PCs
By Aa'ed Alqarta on Tue, 02/19/2008 - 6:46am
This is getting easier to be done, even my grandma can do it if you give her the 1-2-3 manual. Bots kits are being customized for novice hackers to be faster-in-operation, and simple to control bots without the need of any hardcore background.
Check your list twice, for Spyware
By douchrti on Tue, 11/20/2007 - 2:53pm.
This season, if you have receive a new computer or new software, check em for the gifts you might not know about. Many computers come with bundled software that includes Adware, Malware and even Spyware. You may not find it until you launch the software program. It may give you a message that says it needs to connect to a site to complete the registration. Make sure you read the entire license agreement. Read more
RE: Adware company is accused of violating FTC pact
By meatpieandtatters on Wed, 08/01/2007 - 12:59pm
The adware makers should be boiled in oil. Whatever deals they strike with the FTC, invariably they use subterfuge and chicanery to promote their vile content.
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Getting rid of the rest of the cruft
By Mark Gibbs on Wed, 05/16/2007 - 11:00pm.
Last week we discussed cleaning up the cruft that is causing the rampant Winrot in our PC. A few of you wrote in to say that when it came to cleaning up the digital sludge in the Windows registry and other system and application areas, there was joy to be found using the free utility CCleaner.
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Adware: good for some, bad for others
Submitted by Linda Musthaler on Fri, 04/28/06 - 11:42am.In the category of "One man's pleasure is another man's pain," I recently read an article in the April 2006 issue of Inc. magazine that advocates "comparison-shopping software." You and I know it as adware. The article paints tools like WhenU and Dealio in a positive light, able to deliver context-sensitive pop-up ads when someone is shopping online.
Having read this magazine for several months, I'm guessing the target reader is the owner/operator of a small to medium-sized business that is looking for ways to compete against much larger competitors. Online advertising – especially the kind that delivers a real-time, context-specific message -- would seem to be a real plus. Of course, these readers might not know that adware and pop-ups are the scourge of network security professionals, who do everything they can to prevent adware use on our computers. Read more
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