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Monthly Archives: December 2008
Badware Alert: PC SpeedScan Pro
[update: On April 24, 2009, we archived this alert, as a newer version of the software did not appear to exhibit the badware behaviors we reported.] StopBadware.org released a badware alert about PC SpeedScan Pro today: We find that PC … Continue reading
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When being careful isn’t enough
The big news in the malware world this week was the spread of a new zero day exploit for Internet Explorer. Microsoft responded fairly quickly, releasing an emergency patch yesterday, but meanwhile, the bad guys were working quickly to hack … Continue reading
Tagged ie, microsoft, stopbadware
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It’s official: badware is a problem
It’s been a busy week for declarations about how bad a problem malware and cyber security are. "Thieves Winning Online War, Maybe Even in Your Computer" declared the New York Times. "U.S. Is Losing Global Cyberwar, Commission Says," announced BusinessWeek, … Continue reading
Tagged cybersecurity, stopbadware
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Secunia: Most PCs aren’t fully patched
Ryan Naraine at the ZDNet Zero Day blog reports on a study by Secunia indicating that most (98%) of Windows-based PCs have at least one insecure (i.e., unpatched) application. As explained on the Secunia blog: By "insecure program" it is … Continue reading
Tagged secunia, stopbadware
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Badware Alert: Aldi Photo Manager
StopBadware.org released a badware alert about Aldi Photo Manager today: We find that the ALDI Photo Manager application is badware because it fails to disclose that it bundles the ‘ALDI Photo Service’ application, the ‘ALDI Print Service’ application, and Firebird … Continue reading
Microsoft Live Search adds malware warnings
Microsoft Live Search recently joined Yahoo! and StopBadware partner Google in warning users about malware-infected websites in search results: As Live Search crawls the web, we assess whether a page contains any malicious elements or exhibits any malicious behavior, and … Continue reading
Tagged microsoft, stopbadware
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Europe adopts cyber crime strategy
The European Commission recently adopted a "strategy to reinforce the fight against cyber crime." As explained by the press release: The European Commission has cooperated closely with the French Presidency and the Member States in the elaboration of a series … Continue reading
Tagged ec, stopbadware
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Trouble with blacklists
Over at the Washington Post, columnist James McGrath Morris vented this weekend about his trouble with spam blacklists: I recently wrote e-mail messages to two people at Columbia University. My e-mail was blocked because my Internet protocol, or IP, address … Continue reading
Tagged blacklists, principles, stopbadware
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