NEW VERSION OF AD-AWARE
You may know about Ad-Aware, the wonderful free software that scans your system for “spyware” and “scumware” – programs, browser add-ons, cookies, and other little sneaks that might be tracking your surfing habits, sending this data to a third party, profiling your...WORM ATTACK SLOWS ENTIRE INTERNET
Worldwide Internet traffic suddenly slowed down dramatically for hours on Saturday, after a fast-spreading computer worm clogged major servers. Experts called it the most damaging attack on the Internet in 18 months as networks across Asia, Europe and America were...VIRUS HOAXES
CNET has an article reminding people to be cautious about phony virus alerts – e-mail messages insisting that you delete some file, or forward the message, or avoid some other message. They’re likely to be hoaxes, and forwarding them amounts to sending spam to all...PERSPECTIVE ON SECURITY HOLES
You’ve probably read some of the articles about security holes in various operating systems and programs, each one describing a theoretical possibility that hackers might do pernicious things to your computer. Most of the articles in the mainstream press are focused...NEW HORRORS IN POPUP ADS
Although some services are backing away from popup ads – America Online has promised to behave itself better, for example – but there are still some ways for things to get worse. Orbitz has just begun inundating popular sites with popup ads that include an...