Security News

A day in the life of a security professional
Siliconrepublic.com, Ireland - Jul 5, 2006… by results from a recent Websense survey, which found that 17pc of organisations have been attacked by some form of hacking tool or keylogger program this year …

“Secure-to-console”
Atomic, Australia - Jul 26, 2006Using PuTTY on a Windows machine… one would be in such a state, unless there were a keylogger of some form installed (hardware or software), right? …

Spyware Doctor 4.0
ABC News - Jul 21, 2006… The protection squad also includes Keylogger Guard, which blocks keystroke logging; Network Guard, which protects important network settings; and Immunizer, a …

The complete solution for the background control and logging the
Press World (press release), Russia - Jun 30, 2006… children’s actions. The program is NOT keylogger and does not write any keystrokes! This is a principle position. The information …

4BETTER OR WORSE- The week in review
The Hook, VA - Jul 20, 2006… Worst hacking: A VCU student is arrested for allegedly using keylogger programs on lab and library terminals to steal personal information. …

Networking Pipeline | Six Steps For Curing Malware Infections
TechBuilder recipe showing system builders how to clear PC systems of malware infections. … Six Steps For Curing Malware Infections. Six Steps to Taking on Malware. By Laurie Rowell and Dan Bacon …

Malware - Residential Computing Connection
Personal Computing. Labs and Resources. Other. [ Malware ] … [ Malware ] Malware is a shortened form of the term “malicious software”, which is used to define any … your computer to protect you from viruses and other malware. Spyware Malware …

Software traps spyware, adware in virtual browser
News Sun - In this mode, the Clean and Reset process is performed automatically first, to purge any spy software that may be operating, and all traces of your Web activity are wiped out when you’re done. The second function is called SafeFiles. It lets you

FTC Assassinates Spyware Spoofer
E-Commerce Times - intelligence firm, told the E-Commerce Times that his firm has been watching this scam proliferate for many months. “This scam has been very successful,” Dunham said. “It was very strongly social engineered in light of all the growing malware, adware

Claria Halts Pop-ups, Tells Users To Uninstall Its Adware
TechWeb - One-time adware giant Claria made good on its March promise this week, and announced it would stop pushing pop-ups to Internet surfer’s screens. It also posted instructions for uninstalling its GAIN-labeled software, and urged users to follow through

MySpace Banner Ad Infects Million Users
NewsFactor Network - A banner advertisement posted on the MySpace Web site may have infected more than one million users with adware, according to security firm iDefense. The advertisement was included in user profiles on MySpace and could have been operating for about

Tommy Felts Column
Coffeyville Journal - Reports have surfaced that viruses and Adware - a form of dangerous Spyware that collects information about the computer users’ online behavior are prevalent on many MySpace profiles. Whether infected intentionally or by accident, these programs

Ransomware is a big threat
bit-tech.net, UK - 13 hours agoWith malware like ransomware on the increase, it is highly recommended to browse the internet with adequate protection. Ransomware …

Hackers Add Fuzzing, Google Malware Searches to Their Toolbox
IT News Online, India - Jul 21, 2006… Secure Computing said the previously hidden malware search capabilities within Google were heralded as a tool reserved only for anti-virus and security …

Predators, prey & the price we pay 
Sunday, July 2, 2006 By KATHIE DURBIN Columbian staff writer A child’s trust, violated.

Doctors check on fetuses online 
Park Ridge gets computer system that allows doctors to look at fetal heartbeats from a computer anywhere.

Mingo upgrades its water plant security 
MINGO JUNCTION Village officials are tightening up security and monitoring at the water treatment plant, according to Wayne Ruckman, utilities superintendent.

Be ready for harvest Farmers Weekly 
With combines rolling into winter barleys and oilseeds in the eastern arable heartlands this week and many other areas poised to start, it’s a busy time for combine service engineers and parts suppliers.

AZ of Sunday newspapers
This is Money, UK - Jul 2, 2006… They allegedly installed spy software into Vodafone’s central systems to listen to conversations of the political, military and economic elite for nearly a year …

GreenBorder traps computer bad guys inside a virtual fence
Moneyweb, South Africa - Jul 6, 2006… In this mode, the Clean and Reset process is performed automatically first, to purge any spy software that may be operating, and all traces of your Web …

Experts warn against Internet hacking
NDTV.com, India - Jun 29, 2006… inbox rather than the bankers. These are all done by a spy software freely available on the Internet. Ankit Fadia hacks computer …

Websense Uses Google To Identify Web Sites Bearing Malware
InformationWeek, NY - Jul 12, 2006… files it finds on Web sites, and Websense searches for specific strings within those files, such as identifiers known to be used by popular malware packers. …

Coppers Arrest Three Men Behind Malware MOOP Code
AXcess News, NV - Jun 28, 2006… 63-year-old man in Suffolk, England along with a 28-year-old man in Scotland and a 19-year-old man in Finland believed to be the creators of malware code that …

UK, Finnish Police crack malware gang
Techworld.com, UK - Jun 27, 2006The UK s Metropolitan Police Computer Crime Unit, and Finland s National Bureau of Investigation have broken up a gang of malware writers, arresting three …

Sophos: because of malware home users should switch to Macs
Help Net Security, Croatia - Jul 5, 2006… Update reveals that while there has been a vast drop in new viruses and worms, this has been over-compensated by increases in other types of malware, as cyber …

Key Spy Pro Keylogger Software. Keystroke and Password Recording Software. Key Spy Download.
Key Spy Pro records all keystrokes typed on your PC. After setup, the logs can be viewed locally OR sent via email. … Key Spy Pro is easy keylogger software. It is a very simple utility that is downloaded and then … What is Keylogger Software? Keylogger refers to software that secretly runs in …

MySpace adware attack hits hard
Register, UK - Jul 21, 2006Online banner ads running on MySpace.com and web sites infected more than one million users with adware, according to net security firm iDefense. …