SPYWARE RESEARCH

Jan 12, 2005 | DRM, security

The folks responsible for spyware are constantly looking for new ways to get their programs onto your computer. Windows XP Service Pack 2 continues to be reasonably safe, although it will not prevent you from things you do voluntarily. Don’t install unnecessary...

MICROSOFT SPYWARE TOOLS

Jan 11, 2005 | Microsoft, security

Microsoft continues to attack security issues on the Windows platform with impressive vigor. This week Microsoft released Microsoft Windows AntiSpyware, a program that cleans out existing adware/spyware and then runs continuously, monitoring to prevent new...

SECURITY PATCHES FOR MACS

Dec 3, 2004 | Apple, security

I’m sure this will get lots of attention in the paper tomorrow as a gesture of fairness, given all the criticism of Microsoft Windows and Internet Explorer lately. But hey, perhaps you’ll be busy and miss the headline. Apple Computer released security...

SPYWARE – A CAUTIONARY TALE

Dec 2, 2004 | security

A columnist for the Los Angeles Times wrote the story of his experiences when his computer was hijacked by adware and spyware. It’s a good summary of the pervasiveness of the problem and the difficulty of recovering once the bad stuff is on your system....

KAZAA/SKYPE & ADWARE

Dec 1, 2004 | security

As I noted a couple of days ago, Kazaa has released of a new version of its software bundled with Skype for Internet telephony. Don’t do it! They’ve gone completely over the top on bundling adware and unwanted crap. Here’s a column today by a tech...

SERVICE PACK 2 AND “TV MEDIA” ADWARE

Oct 6, 2004 | security, WinXP

I’ve recently discovered “TV Media” on the Add-Remove Programs list of several computers. It’s just the usual adware, installed on a computer to generate popups popups popups. Like many of the other adware/spyware programs, it doesn’t...