spyware

Trend Micro open sources spyware tool

Trend Micro open sources spyware tool

Hijack This pushed to SourceForge.
Staff Writer Feb 20 2012 12:32PM Security
Droid spyware answers phone calls

Droid spyware answers phone calls

Ain't no secretary.
Angela Moscaritolo Aug 17 2011 11:56AM Security
Mac 'fixer' busted in spyware sting

Mac 'fixer' busted in spyware sting

Allegedly recommended 'hot steam' to fix internal sensor.
Staff Writers Jun 10 2011 12:53PM Security
Spyware that targets Mac applications still lingering

Spyware that targets Mac applications still lingering

Distributor denies wrong-doing.
Dan Kaplan Jun 8 2010 2:14PM Security
Mac users warned about spyware from free apps

Mac users warned about spyware from free apps

Spyware downloaded during installation.
Dan Raywood Jun 4 2010 3:30PM Security
Web attacks still profitable for crooks: Cisco

Web attacks still profitable for crooks: Cisco

Big money in banking trojans.
Angela Moscaritolo Dec 9 2009 11:55AM Security
Trojans account for 70 per cent of all malware in second quarter of 2009

Trojans account for 70 per cent of all malware in second quarter of 2009

Trojans accounted for almost three quarters of all new malware between April and June this year.
SC Australia Staff Jul 8 2009 10:51AM Security
Conficker still lingering as users fail to apply basic protection

Conficker still lingering as users fail to apply basic protection

Users are still not taking basic steps to protect their computers and themselves from cyber attack, according to ESET.
Dan Raywood Jul 7 2009 11:01AM Security
Appellate court affirms that Zango can't sue Kaspersky

Appellate court affirms that Zango can't sue Kaspersky

An appeals court has upheld a ruling that Kaspersky Lab did nothing wrong when it blocked users' access to Zango programs.
Dan Kaplan Jul 1 2009 11:01AM Security
Trojans are fastest-growing data-stealing malware

Trojans are fastest-growing data-stealing malware

Most of the rise in cybercrime can be linked to data-stealing malware, and trojans are the fastest growing category, according to a report released by Trend Micro.
Chuck Miller Jun 30 2009 10:53AM Security
Don’t pay for separate anti-spyware, says Gartner

Don’t pay for separate anti-spyware, says Gartner

Gartner is warning companies not to be ripped off by vendors seeking to sell anti-spyware software as a stand-alone product.
Iain Thomson May 19 2009 2:51PM Security
Accused adware purveyor Zango shuttered by bank foreclosure

Accused adware purveyor Zango shuttered by bank foreclosure

A principal player in the spreading of adware - software that silently loads advertising onto web users' computers - has been forced to close down after a decade in business.
Greg Masters Apr 28 2009 11:27AM Security
Conficker now expected to spread email spam and host spyware

Conficker now expected to spread email spam and host spyware

The Conficker worm is expected to see malware being spread by the infected botnet.
Dan Raywood Apr 28 2009 11:15AM Security
Spyware levels said to be climbing

Spyware levels said to be climbing

Spyware levels rose some 10 per cent in the first three months of 2009, according to researchers.
Shaun Nichols Apr 16 2009 10:55AM Security
Spyware rise caused by new Virtumundo infections

Spyware rise caused by new Virtumundo infections

There was a 10 percent increase in spyware during the first quarter of 2009, due to an old threat that again is making noise -- the Virtumundo trojan, according to a quarterly report put out by PandaLabs.
Angela Moscaritolo Apr 8 2009 10:26AM Security
Keylogger spyware ordered off the market

Keylogger spyware ordered off the market

In a victory for privacy advocates, an Orlando, Fla.-based company has been ordered not to sell keylogger spyware.
Chuck Miller Nov 18 2008 11:24AM Security
Symantec completes PC Tools buy

Symantec completes PC Tools buy

Symantec completes its acquisition of PC Tools but remains mum on the financial details.
Negar Salek Oct 8 2008 12:35PM Security
McAfee boosts momentum of updates

McAfee boosts momentum of updates

Overnight, McAfee released its new internet-based security service which it claims is an industry first technology that shields PCs on the fly.
Staff Writers Sep 9 2008 5:14PM Security
Review: BigFix

Review: BigFix

The BigFix offerings are all driven from the Unified Management Platform or BigFix Enterprise Server (BES).
Justin Peltier Sep 8 2008 3:35PM Security
Webroot founder found dead in Hawaii

Webroot founder found dead in Hawaii

Steven Thomas, was found dead Sunday in Hawaii, some two weeks after he was reported missing.
Dan Kaplan Jul 15 2008 10:17AM Security

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