Archive for March, 2008
Not All Spyware Is Malicious But Must Be Removed
Monday, March 17th, 2008Though not all Spyware is malicious they must be removed all the same. The reason being that they will ultimately expand the registry of the system and stall the programs and generally make the system unstable.
Some people believe that you may not always need to remove spyware because Spyware is not always malicious. There are [...]
Norton 360 2.0 review
Monday, March 17th, 2008Norton 360 2.0’s basic specification is unchanged: it offers comprehensive protection against spyware and virus malware, data loss, identity loss and phishing, thus covering most if not all current security risks.
One year on and it’s time for a revamp of Norton’s premier home security product, Norton 360.
Effects Of Spyware On The Computer
Monday, March 17th, 2008Spyware has a lot of side effects of the registry. One of the greatest drawbacks is the slowing down of the system. This process will continue until the registry is cleaned with a registry cleaner.
If you have browsed the Internet for a substantial number of hours it is guaranteed that you have downloaded some sort [...]
Virus that comes back more likely a new one
Monday, March 17th, 2008Question: I had this come up in my Computer Associates virus check a while back. I thought the CA program had eliminated it as I haven’t seen it again in a few months after several runs of CAAV. Suddenly it popped up again. Is this something related to an e-mail I might have which hasn’t [...]
YahooXtra spam filters disrupt email delivery
Monday, March 17th, 2008Vital business emails are going astray, intercepted and quarantined by YahooXtra’s spam filters without the knowledge of the sender or the receiver.
Wellington-based Graphic Dimensions, which provides IT support and services to architectural design companies, has had problems sending email to xtra.co.nz addresses since the beginning of February.
Email from the company, which is also an Xtra [...]
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Cybercrooks beating CAPTCHA to send more spam
Monday, March 10th, 2008Spam originating from popular webmail services are spiking now that spammers have found ways to evade the challenge-response requirements for opening an account, a new study from email security firm MessageLabs reveals.
According to the company’s Intelligence Report for February, 4.6 percent of spam originates from webmail-based services, notably Yahoo, Hotmail and Gmail. While Yahoo still [...]
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Get Spam-free Email on your iPhone
Monday, March 10th, 2008I’ve had my iPhone for months now and, until about two weeks ago, I was secretly unhappy with how it handled my email. You see, I get lots of email. Lots and lots, as a matter of fact, and it comes into twelve different accounts. I used to use Apple’s Mail to manage it on [...]
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Hackers find clever new way to hose Google users
Monday, March 10th, 2008Updated Hackers have found a new way to get Google to point to malicious websites with the help of unwitting websites such as TorrentReactor, ZDNet Asia and several other CNET-owned properties.
As a result, more than 101,000 Google search results that appeared to lead to pages of legitimate sites actually directed end users to sites that [...]
Kaspersky Lab Introduces Kaspersky Security for Microsoft Exchange Server 2007
Monday, March 10th, 2008Kaspersky Lab, a leading developer of Internet threat management solutions that protect against all forms of malicious software, today announced the release of Kaspersky Security for Microsoft Exchange Server 2007. Kaspersky Security for Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 protects users of corporate mail systems from viruses, spyware and other malware working in conjunction with Microsoft Exchange [...]
10 Security Vendors Shine At CeBIT 2008
Monday, March 10th, 2008IT security remains a top-of-mind issue for companies of all sizes, and at this year’s CeBIT conference, vendors pushed the benefits of data leak prevention, mobile device encryption, video surveillance, and pretty much everything up to and including locking your door at night. ChannelWeb patrolled the security pavilion in Hall 6 at CeBIT and the [...]