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Spyware Adware Alert SE 2008.1 - Security & Privacy / Anti-Spam & Anti-Spy ... (ThomasNet)
December 11, 2008 Tried Tool has announced Spyware Adware Alert SE 2008.1 v1.17. Spyware Adware Alert SE scans your computer for hidden parasites and removes them permanently. Our advanced system cleaner works to repair and correct errors caused by ad and spywares and tweaks your PC for optimal performance. Annoying pop-up ads are blocked before they have a chance to bother you again. Does your ...
Google sponsored links spreading (scareware) rogue AV (ZDNet)
Malware hunters at Websense Security Labs have discovered legitimate Google sponsored links being used to plant scareware programs (rogue anti-virus applications) on the computers of Windows users. In a blow-by-blow description of the rogueware attack, Websense researcher Elad Sharf shows how an innocent Google search for the Winrar file archiver and data compression utility can lead to a fake ...
US-CERT: Beware of airline ticket e-mail scam (ZDNet)
The United States Computer Emergency Readiness Team (US-CERT) has issued an alert for an e-mail scam targeting holiday travelers, warning that malware authors are using clever social engineering tactics to hijack Windows computers. In the e-mail scam, users get a .zip file attached to a message about an airline ticket and an ominous mention of a credit card balance. It appears to come from ...
Do You Need Antivirus Software? (PC World)
Last week, in my Norton AntiVirus Begone! entry, I offered instructions for removing Norton AntiVirus from a Mac. That entry...
Do you need antivirus software? (Macworld)
Despite constant claims that the Mac is immune to computer cooties, some folks remain unconvinced. Do or do you not need antivirus/security software? Here's my take.
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