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Monthly Archives: September 2007
Rogue Anti-Spyware
So, Grandpa Albert thinks he might have badware on his computer. It’s just not running the way it used to. Everything is slow. He doesn’t see any pop-up ads like last time but these days it feels like he’s always … Continue reading
New tricks, old defenses
PC World has an article about some new malware tricks. The lead sentence is right on the money: If the crooks behind viruses, Trojan horses, and other malicious software were as stupid as they are scummy, we’d have a lot … Continue reading
Tagged article, malware, stopbadware
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New service pack for Office 2003
Microsoft has released a new service pack (service pack 3) for Microsoft Office 2003, the pervasive suite of applications that includes Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook. This service pack reportedly fixes a long list of security vulnerabilities in these applications. … Continue reading
Tagged microsoft, office, stopbadware
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Welcome to our new sponsors!
Since being hired as the manager of StopBadware, I have been proud that we counted amongst our sponsors some of the leading companies in the technology industry: Google, Lenovo, and Sun Microsystems. Their support has been critical to StopBadware’s success … Continue reading
Tagged paypal, stopbadware, verisign
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Fake Tor application delivers badware punch
You may have received an email over the past few days with a message about online privacy – a common subject line being “You are being watched online.” The messages urge the reader to download Tor, a distributed anonymity program … Continue reading
Tagged drivebydownload, email, rogue, scams, tor
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Hidden dangers in third party content
If you’re a regular reader of this blog, by now you’re probably familiar with the idea of hackers who inject code – often invisible iframes or javascript – onto otherwise innocent but poorly secured sites. Another way that sites can … Continue reading
Tagged ads, counters, hacking, security, thirdpartycontent
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Zango unsuccessful in suits against anti-spyware companies
Adware company Zango has recently struck out in its lawsuits against two anti-spyware software vendors. Zango had used the suits to challenge makers of security software that labeled its products as spyware. Zango’s suit against PC Tools was dropped last … Continue reading
