FTC Assassinates Spyware Spoofer
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