Spyware Doctor News: May 2007

Tuesday, May 15, 2007

Apple Upgrades MacBook Line Of Notebooks (TechWeb via Yahoo! News)

The new computers offer faster processors, more memory, and roomier hard drives.

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Use caution to prevent identity theft (The Republican)

Give out information only in those situations where you have initiated the transaction with a known company. For example, be wary of a call from someone claiming to be from your credit card company who then asks you for your account number.

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Microsoft Patent Claims: Rattling Sabers or Ready to Rumble? (LinuxInsider.com)

Microsoft's push to get the free and open source software world to license its technology has ignited a firestorm of criticism and speculation. The software behemoth's actions have perhaps also generated a strong dose of fear, uncertainty and doubt -- aka FUD -- in the minds of open source developers, providers and users.

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Gonzales Goes For Copyright Pirates' Jugulars (E-Commerce Times)

Attorney General Alberto Gonzales unveiled on Monday a comprehensive legislative proposal entitled the "Intellectual Property Protection Act of 2007" that would toughen copyright protections, including penalties for the attempt to infringe on a copyright. Speaking before members of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Coalition Against Counterfeiting and Piracy, Gonzales urged members of the coalition to ...

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For Shame (The Memphis Flyer)

State registry outs meth offenders. It's not exactly a scarlet letter, but a Tennessee Bureau of Investigation (TBI) Web site is being used to shame people who have been caught making and selling crystal meth.

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Cyber Security Bill Targets Botnets (PC World)

Cyber Security Enhancement Act seeks criminal penalties for botnet attacks used to aid identity theft, denial-of-service attacks, and the spread of spam and spyware.

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Anti-Spyware Software Developer Enigma Software Group, Inc. (OTCBB: ENGM) Announces 2,446 Subscriptions for Week Ending ... (SYS-CON Media)

Enigma Software Group, Inc. (BULLETIN BOARD: ENGM) (the 'Company'), a technology and services company that creates and develops Internet Privacy Protection and Computer Security Software and Applications for Internet users, today announced a total of 2,446 new, renewal and third-party subscriptions for the week ending May 13th. This represents an increase of 5.5% from the total of the prior ...

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Cyber Security Bill Targets Botnets (PC World via Yahoo! News)

A tech trade group and a leading cybersecurity vendor applauded new legislation introduced in the U.S. Congress that would broaden penalties for cybercrime, including first-time penalties for botnet attacks.

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Tech groups support new cybersecurity bill (InfoWorld via Yahoo! News)

Vista Security FAQ (Datamation)

Frequently asked questions about securing your Windows Vista PC: firewalls, viruses, rootkits, spyware, malware and more.

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Open Up Your Windows(TM) with Desktop Mechanic (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)

SAN FRANCISCO----PC Tools has just unveiled Desktop Mechanic 2.0 for consumers who typically can't access sophisticated Windows optimization tools to enhance their computer's performance.

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Anti-Spyware Software Developer Enigma Software Group, Inc. (OTCBB: ENGM) Announces 2,446 Subscriptions for Week Ending ... (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)

Enigma Software Group, Inc. , a technology and services company that creates and develops Internet Privacy Protection and Computer Security Software and Applications for Internet users, today announced a total of 2,446 new, renewal and third-party subscriptions for the week ending May 13th.

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Auditor may be appointed to assess Tesco's trading ethics (Accountancy Age)

Tesco may have to appoint an auditor to assess its ethics in trading with suppliers, after a private investor obtained enough support for the idea to push it on the company's annual meeting agenda.

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Apple's Next Boost: Tech Data Corp Offering Macs Preloaded With Windows (SeekingAlpha via Yahoo! Finance)

Joe Panettieri submits: The other shoe has finally dropped. When Apple transitioned its hardware to Intel processors, many pundits wondered when Macintoshes would come pre-loaded with Windows.

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Verizon gets paws on Cybertrust (TechWorld)

Bonus ball - it gets ICSA Labs too. Verizon Business has announced that it plans to acquire Cybertrust, a privately held provider of global information security services.

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BorderWare goes one-box for net security (TechWorld)

Email, IM and web security stuffed into one appliance. BorderWare is to offer email, instant messaging and web security in a single appliance.

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Symantec's AntiVirus Makeover (CBS News)

Nobody likes a braggart, especially when it comes to computer software programmed to announce what seems like its each and every move. With that in mind, CBS' Larry Magid takes a look at the latest version of Norton Anti-Virus.

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Core Tech: Wireless Security (Connected Home Media)

With 802.11g (or Wireless-G) firmly entrenched as the wireless networking standard, we've got better security options than we did just a year ago. Sony Says the PDA Is Dead Sony announced that it will stop making its Japanese CLIE PDAs in July.

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Symantec's AntiVirus Makeover (CBS News)

Verizon Security Services Set To Explode With Cybertrust Acquisition (TechWeb via Yahoo! News)

The move would add 800 Cybertrust employees to Verizon's security services team of 300 and give it access to Cybertrust operations in 30 locations in the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, and Asia-Pacific.

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Monday, May 14, 2007

Ohio University and the File-sharing Menace (Slyck)

P2P dead in Ohio.

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BorderWare Security Platform Introduces New Standard For Consolidated Security Across Email, IM and Web (SYS-CON Media)

BorderWare Technologies today announced the immediate availability of the BorderWare Web Security Gateway and BorderWare IM Security Gateway, as well as the evolution of MXtreme into the BorderWare Email Security Gateway, with the launch of the BorderWare Security Platform. The BorderWare Security Platform is the first solution to consolidate Email, IM and Web security in a single platform, ...

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Study: iTunes' Pay TV Model Headed for Extinction (TechNewsWorld.com)

The future of Internet television will be dominated by ad-supported models, according to a report from Forrester Research that raises new questions for the future of Apple's iTunes-focused and Apple TV video download service. Even as the report predicts that the market for paid downloads will nearly triple in 2007 to $279 million, it claims that the paid download market is ultimately a dead end.

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Avira AntiVir Premium Security Suite (PC Magazine)

Avira AntiVir Premium Security Suite provides good antivirus, but the rest of the suite feels seriously outdated: It suffers from problems the competition has already solved.

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KELOLAND Desktop: Support (KELOLAND TV)

#1 During installation I get the error message "The application is missing required files" This error occurs when your default browser is something other than Microsoft Internet Explorer.

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Verizon Security Services Set To Explode With Cybertrust Acquisition (InformationWeek)

'Halo 3' Preview Leaves Fans Salivating (TechNewsWorld.com)

For the makers and fans of the blockbuster games "Halo" and "Halo 2," Tuesday will be almost like Christmas Eve. "Halo 3" is set to go live with its public beta Wednesday. For two years, gamers have been counting the days until they could get a glimpse of the game in action. Their wish was granted Friday when Microsoft and game developer Bungie Studios held invitation-only previews.

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Enigma Software Group, Inc. Announces Results for the Quarter Ended March 31, 2007 (SYS-CON Media)

Enigma Software Group, Inc. (BULLETIN BOARD: ENGM) , ('Enigma' and/or the 'Company'), which today filed its quarterly report to the Securities and Exchange Commission for the fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2007 on Form 10-QSB, announced that its total revenue for the quarter was $600,329, which is an increase of $278,050 or 86.3% as compared to its revenue for the prior year comparable period. ...

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What Does Microsoft Want From the Free World? (LinuxInsider.com)

Little by little, Microsoft is opening the door to the room that holds its free and open source software strategy. The latest sliver of light reveals the claim that FOSS violates 235 of Microsoft's patents. Microsoft is looking to take on the FOSS world by requiring royalties from distributors and users.

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Atlantis Gets Green Light for Return to Launchpad (TechNewsWorld.com)

NASA managers on Friday approved moving Atlantis to the launchpad in hopes that a June launch will return the space shuttle program to a regular flight schedule after a six-month hiatus. Technicians planned to haul Atlantis to the launchpad as soon as Tuesday if technicians can quickly remove the scaffolding that was used while thousands of dings from hail were repaired.

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New MySpace Tool Blacklists Copyrighted Content (TechNewsWorld.com)

MySpace and Dailymotion, a popular French video site, announced Friday separate initiatives to prevent copyrighted material from being misused, increasing pressure on Google to more aggressively police its YouTube subsidiary. MySpace said it is adding a feature called "Take Down, Stay Down" that would prevent copyrighted content from being reposted after it has been taken down by the copyright ...

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Nokia Sees Market Share Spike in Q2 (E-Commerce Times)

Cell phone maker Nokia said Monday its share of the global handset market will grow during the second quarter to more than 36 percent. The company had previously said it expected its market share to hold steady with the 36 percent share reached in the first quarter. However, now, Nokia said, it expects "its share of the global device market to increase sequentially in the second quarter 2007."

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Blue Coat K9 Web Protection Earns Australian IIA Family Friendly Filter Accreditation (SYS-CON Media)

Blue Coat Systems, Inc. , the leader in secure content and application delivery, today announced that Australia's Internet Industry Association (IIA) has accredited Blue Coat(R) K9 Web Protection as an IIA Family Friendly Filter, effective for all age ranges. The IIA is a national, non-profit, industry organization in Australia that develops best practice solutions for businesses so that people ...

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Getting Started: Selecting a PC for Your Small Business (Small Business Computing)

Today more than ever, selecting the right desktop PC for your small business takes a bit of crystal-ball gazing. You need to weigh your current needs and budget with what you might need down the road.

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Computer users should act to protect their personal data (The Ann Arbor News)

Computers provide people with easy access to useful information, sometimes an overwhelming amount of information. Information received by one individual must come from a source.

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Botnet turf wars (Addict 3D)

Cory Doctorow :Spam researchers have discovered an ongoing turf war between "botnet" masters who are attempting to infect rivals' computers and then kick out rivals' own spyware so that the computers they compromise become uniquely theirs.

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Check Point Software Named SearchNetworking.com ``2007 Product Leadership Award'' Recipient (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)

REDWOOD CITY, Calif.----Check Point® Software Technologies Ltd. , the worldwide leader in securing the Internet, today announced that it has received a Silver SearchNetworking.com 2007 Product Leadership Award in the Endpoint Security category.

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More banks to roll out home chip and pin devices (e-Consultancy)

All the UK's major banks, except HSBC, are reportedly to insist that customers use home 'chip and pin' devices for online banking, in an effort to stamp out fraud. The Guardian reports that millions of the handheld devices will be sent out, free of charge, to online banking customers over the next six months.

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Virtualization: an Old Concept With Modern-Day Applications (RedNova)

By Ryan, Jim T REGION The concept of virtual computer environments has been around since the 1960s, but new applications of that concept can help companies save space, time and money on their Web sites and data storage.

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Vista upgrade best for personal use (Contra Costa Times)

Q. I bought a Gateway laptop in December with a free Vista upgrade. I made sure the laptop was Vista-ready and have received the Vista pack. However, I have been hesitant to install the Vista upgrade because of the prior problems with it, and because I simply do not know what to expect

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One in 10 web pages laced with malware (ElectricNews.Net)

At least one in 10 web pages are booby-trapped with malware, according to Google.

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Safety presentations begin to educate parents of dangers of Internet predators (The Shawano Leader)

Authorities are warning that there may be a sexual predator in your home. This predator didn't get in through an unlocked door or an open window, but through the Internet and could be grooming your child as a victim even now.

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Litigation, Arbitration and Dispute Resolution (Mondaq)

Companies in virtually every sector of the economy have become targets of allegations that their business practices or products have injured consumers.

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Cigna's Craig Shumard: one man's security mission (iTNews)

This security chief has his hands full locking down all the personal data that flows through a big benefits provider's operations. We spend a day with him finding out just how he does it.

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Open Source: Can software truly ever be 'free'? (Midland Reporter-Telegram)

There is a revolution going on.

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Providing Ubiquitous Software to the Masses (PRWeb via Yahoo! News)

Force10 Software has launched a new website and has added to its "Featured Software" list some of the most innovative security, privacy and performance enhancing software products available on the market today.

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AT&T Moves into Web-managed security services: more moisture in the cloud? (IT-Analysis)

Lawrence Dietz , Research Director , Sageza Group, Inc. Published: 14th May 2007 Copyright © 2007. All rights reserved.

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Fusion introduces three new enterprise products from Kaspersky Open Space Security (AME Info)

Fusion Distribution, one of the region's leading value-added security distributors, has announced the availability of Kaspersky Lab's new-generation corporate product line in the Middle East: Kaspersky Anti-Virus 6.0 for Windows Workstations, Kaspersky Anti-Virus 6.0 for Windows File Servers and Kaspersky Administration Kit 6.0.

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Protecting Your Computer Against Spyware and Adware (RedNova)

By Victor Lo MALICIOUS code can steal user-names and passwords or download files. It can render your computer useless and annoy you with pop- ups.

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Sunday, May 13, 2007

Shanksville schools receive new teaching, learning equipment (The Daily American)

SHANKSVILLE -- Digital cameras, laptop computers, printers, scanners, copiers and web cams are becoming everyday components of students' learning experiences at Shanksville-Stonycreek School District.

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Protecting the public (The Herald)

The revelation in The Herald today that two sex offenders have been released on condition that they agree to electronic monitoring orders of eight and 10 years respectively will probably polarise opinion.

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Security Bigwigs Patch Their Programs (PhysOrg)

Symantec, McAfee, and Computer Associates have all fixed serious flaws in their software with recent patches and updates.

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High-tech Hills company turns out Mighty Key (Southfield Eccentric)

You lock your house; you lock your vehicle -- the makers of the Mighty Key want to know why you wouldn't lock your computer.

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High-tech Hills company turns out Mighty Key (Farmington Observer)

You lock your house; you lock your vehicle -- the makers of the Mighty Key want to know why you wouldn't lock your computer.

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Saturday, May 12, 2007

Shanksville schools receive new teaching, learning equipment (The Daily American)

Cyber security is IT Day focus (w/ video) (Tri-City Herald)

Improvements in communication technologies have added to consumers' comforts and also exposed users to cyber criminals because few take enough safety precautions, an information security expert told a crowd Wednesday at the seventh annual Lockheed Martin IT Day.

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Google study finds one in 10 web pages searched contains malicious code (New Kerala)

London, May 11 : A study conducted by Google has found that about one in 10 web pages scrutinised by the search engine contained malicious code that could infect a user's PC.

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Google study finds one in 10 web pages searched contains malicious code (ANI via Yahoo! India News)

London, May 11 (ANI): A study conducted by Google has found that about one in 10 web pages scrutinised by the search engine contained malicious code that could infect a user's PC. For their study, Google researchers surveyed 4.5 million pages to "in-depth analysis" and found that about 450,000 of them were capable of launching so-called "drive-by downloads", sites that ...

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Friday, May 11, 2007

Security Fix Live (RedNova)

By Brian Krebs, Security Fix Blogger Security Fix blogger will be online at to provide advice on how to protect yourself and your personal information online.

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Eastern U.S. Summer Temps Could Reach Blazing New Highs by 2080 (TechNewsWorld.com)

Global warming may hit the eastern United States harder than scientists thought, resulting in extremely hot summers. Average summer high temperatures could reach almost 10 degrees higher in 2080 than they do today. Eastern U.S. summer daily highs currently average in the low to mid-80s Fahrenheit. They will likely soar into the low to mid-90s during typical summers in the 2080s, according to a ...

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Social Security, spyware bills go to House vote (InfoWorld)

( InfoWorld ) - The House Energy and Commerce Committee unanimously approved a pair of bills on May 10 that aim to bolster consumers' protection against misuse of their social security numbers and computer-borne spyware. The two bills, known officially as the Social Security Protection Act of 2007 (HR 948) and the Securely Protect Yourself From Cyber-Trespass, or Spy Act (HR 964), ...

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Social Security, spyware bills go to House vote (InfoWorld via Yahoo! News)

The House Energy and Commerce Committee unanimously approved a pair of bills on May 10 that aim to bolster consumers' protection against misuse of their social security numbers and computer-borne spyware.

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One in 10 web pages laced with malware - Google (The Register)

Do not underestimate the power of the dark side At least one in 10 web pages are booby-trapped with malware, according to Google.…

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One in Ten Web Pages Malicious, Says Google (DesignTechnica)

An analysis of 4.5 million Web pages by Google researchers found 450,000 could install malicious software.

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Security Bigwigs Patch Their Programs (PC Magazine via Yahoo! News)

Symantec, McAfee, and Computer Associates have all fixed serious flaws in their software with recent patches and updates.

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Report: VA Isn't Doing Enough to Prevent Vet Suicides (TechNewsWorld.com)

Veterans returning from Iraq and Afghanistan are at increased risk of suicide because not all Veterans Affairs health clinics have 24-hour mental care available, an internal review says. The report released Thursday by the department's inspector general is the first comprehensive look at VA mental healthcare, particularly suicide prevention.

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Red Hat, Intel Cook Up New Desktop Recipe (E-Commerce Times)

Red Hat announced at the Red Hat Summit this week its new operating system for the enterprise. Red Hat Global Desktop is a client product for the Linux operating system that delivers an enterprise-class suite of productivity applications. The Global Desktop is part of Red Hat's strategy of building innovative solutions that change the traditional notion of desktop computing for specific audiences.

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Signal switch often ignored (Simcoe.com)

Chances are there is spyware installed in your car. It is cunningly hidden in that little lever to the left of your steering wheel – usually disguised as your headlight switch. But don’t be mistaken, people, this harmless-seeming lever has another, far darker application.

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Giving Bad Policies Another Whirl (LinuxInsider.com)

Observers of recent legislative action in Sacramento should be forgiven for thinking they have been transported back to 2002, when policy makers were pushing government mandated software standards and micromanagement of cell phone companies. Five years later, in 2007, the same bad policies are being recycled -- with one saving grace.

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Google searches web's dark side (BBC News)

One in 10 web pages scrutinised by Google contains malicious code that could infect a user's PC.

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Sun's Web 2.0 Strategy: Still the Dot? (LinuxInsider.com)

Sun Microsystems, the company that said it was the dot in dot-com during the tech boom of the late '90s, is trying to woo the startup community a second time around. However, this time, it has free software and cheaper computer servers to appeal to the more cost-conscious Web 2.0 companies.

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Why Do Workers Steal Data? (InformationWeek)

I was fascinated by Sharon Gaudin's recent article reporting that 45% of professionals steal data when they leave their jobs. I couldn't help wondering why they do it. A desire to suck up to their new supervisors? A sense of grievance against the company that they're leaving? Or just because they can?

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Cybercrooks outwit with nasty software (The Sentinel)

The bad guys are winning control of cyberspace. It seems each passing day brings new malicious “malware” wrapping its tentacles around unsuspecting home computers or a strengthened virus crippling the hard drive. Now the bad guys are perfecting “key loggers” that can hijack your bank account number and other private information.

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Thursday, May 10, 2007

House committee endorses SSN limits, antispyware effort (ZDNet)

Two bills win unanimous approval from a key committee, paving the way for a floor vote, but some outside Congress still have reservations.

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House committee endorses SSN limits, antispyware effort (CNET)

Two bills win unanimous approval from a key committee, paving the way for a floor vote, but some outside Congress still have reservations.

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House committee endorses SSN limits, antispyware effort (ZDNet)

Two bills win unanimous approval from a key committee, paving the way for a floor vote, but some outside Congress still have reservations.

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Signal switch often ignored (Simcoe.com)

Spyware Pops Drove Video Traffic (WebProNews)

Several video-oriented websites received illicit boosts in their traffic from third-party ad popups that occurred on people's PCs. Those machines had been infected by spyware, which powered those popups. Sites like Bolt, GrindTV, and others have been on the receiving end of web traffic generated through popup ads attached to malware. That traffic can inflate a site's normal numbers to make ...

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Data Capture (IT Reseller)

Network Security Interactive Web@Work survey Websense Enterprise Client Policy Manager (CPM) Slams Door on Zero-Day Assaults, Spyware and Other Hidden Security Threats.

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Two anti-virus programs can slow performance (Philadelphia Daily News)

Q: We have a laptop that has become extremely slow since I put in Norton 2007. We had free AVG, Ad-Aware and SpyBot Search & Destroy. Do we have too many programs going? Should we use one anti-virus and one anti-spyware program?

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A New Breed of Branded Entertainment (BusinessWeek)

Honeyshed aims to attract top companies with an innovative plan to painlessly combine online advertising and entertainment

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A New Breed of Branded Entertainment (BusinessWeek)

Honeyshed aims to attract top companies with an innovative plan to painlessly combine online advertising and entertainment

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Wednesday, May 9, 2007

Traffic Fraud Inflates Video Site Popularity (Slashdot)

Dotnaught writes "A new study by spyware researcher Ben Edelman finds that spyware-driven traffic inflation is common, particularly at video sites. The study identifies Bolt.com, GrindTV.com, Broadcaster.com, Away.com, RooTV.com, and Diet.com as the beneficiaries of spyware-driven traffic. 'Our measurement systems are inaccurate for the amount of trust we'd like to put into them,' Edelman said. ...

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Tuesday, May 8, 2007

Video Sites Buoyed By Spyware-Driven Fraud (TechWeb via Yahoo! News)

The deceit appears to be "strikingly prevalent" at video sites, thanks to Google's $1.65 billion acquisition of YouTube.

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Spyware-driven fraud creating false traffic figures (iTNews)

The deceit appears to be "strikingly prevalent" at video sites, thanks to Google's US$1.65 billion acquisition of YouTube..

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Spurred by E-Mail Leak, HP Boosts Guidance for Q2 (E-Commerce Times)

Reigning PC king HP's second quarter results will exceed earlier guidance, thanks to strong sales of PCs and enterprise-class servers, the company announced Tuesday. The news sent the company's stock to a six-year high. HP's revenue for the quarter will be between $25.5 billion and $25.55 billion, well above its earlier estimate of $24.5 billion, the company stated.

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Web 2.0: New risks, new rewards (ZDNet)

Commentary--Web 2.0 shifts online control to active participants but it also creates a fertile ground for hackers and malware, says Secure Computing's Paul Henry.

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Silly Worm Tagets USB Memory Sticks (CRM Daily)

According to researchers at security firm Sophos, a new family of worms is targeting removable storage devices, including USB memory sticks and floppy disks. The worms, formally named W32/SillyFD-AA, create a hidden file to ensure a copy of the worm is run the next time the media is connected to a Windows PC. It also changes the title of Internet Explorer windows to append the phrase "Hacked by ...

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Silly Worm Tagets USB Memory Sticks (NewsFactor via Yahoo! News)

Goodlatte Would Criminalize Spyware (RedNova)

No one will confuse Bob Goodlatte with Neo, Keanu Reeve's character in "The Matrix" trilogy of films, but Roanoke's Republican congressional representative is fighting his own real-world war against technology run amok.

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Anti-Spyware Software Developer Enigma Software Group, Inc. (OTCBB: ENGM) Announces 2,318 Subscriptions for Week Ending ... (SYS-CON Media)

Enigma Software Group, Inc. (the 'Company'), a technology and services company that creates and develops Internet Privacy Protection and Computer Security Software and Applications for Internet users, today announced a total of 2,318 new, renewal and third-party subscriptions for the week ending May 6th. This represents an increase of 10.3% from the total of the prior week's subscriptions.

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Archaeologists Discover Ancient Tomb of Biblical King (TechNewsWorld.com)

An Israeli archaeologist on Tuesday said he has found remnants of the tomb of King Herod, the legendary builder of ancient Jerusalem, on a flattened hilltop in the Judean Desert where the biblical monarch built a palace. Hebrew University archaeologist Ehud Netzer said the tomb was found at Herodium, a site where he has been exploring since the 1970s.

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Your Next Security Frontier? Software! (Optimize)

It's the one area of defense that many CIOs have yet to explore, says this security expert and author, who also explains why it's so important, and why exactly most of your peers haven't gone there yet.

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Video Sites Buoyed By Spyware-Driven Fraud (InformationWeek)

The deceit appears to be "strikingly prevalent" at video sites, thanks to Google's $1.65 billion acquisition of YouTube.

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As the Software World Turns, Part 2: Tools and Technology (LinuxInsider.com)

There are two main camps of software developers that dominate the world today: those that work primarily in a Microsoft .Net framework and those that work primarily in a J2EE framework. However, even this one-two punch of heavy-hitting frameworks comes with a caveat: An individual must learn to work in multiple languages or development environments.

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eWorldCompanies, Inc. Announces Release of Boomerang Media Station v. 3.0 (ThomasNet)

LOS ANGELES, April 5 - eWorldCompanies, Inc. (Pink Sheets: EWDC) announced today that its wholly-owned subsidiary eWorldEntertainment, Inc.(eWorlde) has released Boomerang Media Station version 3.0 to the general public. eWorld's unique and patented Boomerang Media Station®, named for its ability to return to the user's screen no matter what web site you visit, is unique in its ability to stream ...

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Anti-Spyware Software Developer Enigma Software Group, Inc. (OTCBB: ENGM) Announces 2,318 Subscriptions for Week Ending ... (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)

Enigma Software Group, Inc. , a technology and services company that creates and develops Internet Privacy Protection and Computer Security Software and Applications for Internet users, today announced a total of 2,318 new, renewal and third-party subscriptions for the week ending May 6th.

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PowerBroker for Linux: Managing Access One Task at a Time (E-Commerce Times)

Symark Software has released PowerBroker version 5.0 for the Linux operating system, the company announced Monday. PowerBroker provides Unix and Linux workstations and networks with increased security and accountability by delegating administrative privileges and granting selective access to corporate resources without disclosing the root password.

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As the Software World Turns, Part 2: Tools and Technology (TechNewsWorld.com)

Microsoft enters security marketplace (CIOL)

LOS ANGELES: Microsoft Corp. had entered the security marketplace with the launch of its Forefront Client Security. Redmond, Washington-based software giant announced the launch of the product at a security product launch event themed “You’re In Control” at Beverly Hills last week.

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Arieff Communications (AC) Launches New Group That Specializes in Lifestyle Public Relations (PR) For Green, Organic, ... (PR Web)

The public relations work is overseen by Adrienne Arieff, whose involvement in such efforts dates 15 years to the United Nations and more recently the Lexus Hybrid Living campaign. Adrienne has worked with Rosemary Hallgarten (organic couture home furnishings), Super Goop (eco-friendly sun care products), International Orange (organic beauty products), YLighting (e-tailor carries eco-efficient ...

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When you should hire a geek (Daily Press)

What if you don't have a tech support staff and your computer isn't working? Consumer Reports National Research Center surveyed more than 23,000 computer users to rate independent and manufacturer tech support. Of users who contacted independent support, 69 percent were highly satisfied, versus 42 percent who used manufacturer support. CR says to consider the following:

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web watch (The Florida Times-Union)

Google info

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ParetoLogic Launches Spam Controls to Protect Email Users from Spam and Phishing Attacks (PRWeb via Yahoo! News)

After building a solid reputation for creating premium consumer software to combat spyware and malware, ParetoLogic has now turned its attention to dealing with the newest strains of email spam and phishing attacks.

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Cyber thieves making more cash than drug dealers - watch your security! (PublicTechnology.net)

A major worldwide malware epidemic increase is putting greater wealth in the hands of criminals, with new research from PC Tools citing 120% increase in crime-ware attacks using stealth mode malware.

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Platinum Funding Group Expands New York Presence in Historic Bush Tower (PR Web)

New York City-based firm relocates back-office functions to Midtown. (PRWeb May 1, 2007) Post Comment:Trackback URL: http://www.prweb.com/pingpr.php/RW1wdC1DcmFzLVRoaXItUHJvZi1NYWduLVplcm8=

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Cyber thieves making more cash than drug dealers - watch your security! (PublicTechnology.net)

Yahoo Answers Suffers From Lack of Moderation (RedNova)

By James Derk More letters from readers this week as students get ready to head to spring break. On your recommendation, I tried the Yahoo Answers site and was disappointed by the quality of the questions. I know Google Answers went out of business.

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Monday, May 7, 2007

Microsoft's New Hotmail Emerges From Cocoon (TechNewsWorld.com)

After more than two years of testing, Microsoft is launching Windows Live Hotmail, the successor to MSN Hotmail, making it available in 36 languages across the world. The software giant has closed the public testing period and has started the process of migrating users to this major upgrade of its Web mail service.

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Dude, You're Getting Suse Linux Enterprise Server (LinuxInsider.com)

Dell has jumped on board the Microsoft-Novell collaboration to deliver Suse Linux to enterprise customers. The Microsoft-Novell agreement, announced last November, is designed to let the two companies jointly build, market and support solutions that improve interoperability between Microsoft Windows solutions and Novell's Suse Linux Enterprise-based offerings.

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Comcast to Give Users a Triple Play Control Panel (TechNewsWorld.com)

Cable providers keep piling on the goodies in their quest to sell TV. Comcast's newest enticement is a Web-based dashboard that will allow its triple play customers to easily manage their communication tasks. The new service will be called the "SmartZone" communications center, said Comcast, the nation's biggest cable company.

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Microsoft Integrates Security, Management Lines (Network Computing)

Vendor outlines its vision for integrated security and management solutions.

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NBC, Viacom Add Heft to YouTube Copyright Suit (TechNewsWorld.com)

Google's YouTube-related legal struggles have mounted in recent days, with NBC Universal and Viacom lending support to a California journalist's copyright infringement suit against the video-sharing site, and a third lawsuit filed by England's top soccer group, the Football Association Premier League.

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Are You a Technology 'Omnivore'? Or Do You Prefer 'Lackluster'? (ABC News)

Survey Finds Split in Technology Use; Only Half the U.S. Likes New Technology

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Astronaut Wally Schirra Remembered for Wit and Grit (TechNewsWorld.com)

More than two dozen former astronauts assembled Saturday at the Kennedy Space Center to honor the Astronaut Hall of Fame's newest inductees also remembered Wally Schirra, one of the space program's legendary old-timers. Schirra, who died Thursday at 84, was one of the original Mercury Seven astronauts and the fifth American in space.

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AIA Awards Latrobe Prize to Flood Researchers (BusinessWeek)

A team of architects and engineers will safer approaches to waterfront development

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The Xbox Turnaround (BusinessWeek)

Microsoft predicts that its game console division will be profitable in 2008

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The Xbox Turnaround (BusinessWeek)

Microsoft predicts that its game console division will be profitable in 2008

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Sun Adds Light to Mac OpenOffice Efforts (LinuxInsider.com)

Sun Microsystems has committed to helping produce a Mac OS X version of the popular OpenOffice.org software suite. "If you look around at conferences and airport lounges, you will notice that more and more people are using Apple notebooks these days," Phillipp Lohmann, one of the Sun developers, wrote on a company blog.

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Registry for sex crimes lagging (The Springfield News-Leader)

Without additional personnel, the Greene County Sheriff's Department largely must rely on the "honor system" to ensure local sex offenders sign up for the county's registry.

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Ingram Micro Expands Seismic Virtual Services Warehouse With Four New Managed Service Offerings (SYS-CON Media)

Ingram Micro Inc. today announced four new service and support offerings for the Seismic Virtual Services Warehouse, including a Managed Network Operations Center (NOC) and Managed Help Desk. These service offerings, combined with the new Seismic Professional Services Automation (PSA) Software and Seismic E-mail and Web Defense Service, enhance Ingram Micro's hosted managed services portfolio and ...

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Cybereye | 2007: Year of the antispyware law? (Government Computer News)

Spring is once again here, and with it hope springs eternal. A pair of antispyware bills has been introduced in the House, and there is a chance this year that at least one of them might actually make it into law.

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CyberDefender Launches safeSEARCH(TM) Toolbar (SYS-CON Media)

Security software developer CyberDefender Corporation today announced the immediate availability of the CyberDefender safeSEARCH Toolbar. This free browser plug-in enables Internet users to surf the web safely, receive real-time phishing attack warnings as soon as new threats are discovered, and offers real-time protection from common online scams designed to steal your personal information.

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Postini Details New Innovations for Family of On-Demand Solutions (ThomasNet)

SAN CARLOS, Calif., April 2 - Postini, a global leader in on-demand communications security and compliance solutions for email, instant messaging and the web, today detailed major new innovations and enhancements to its family of Software as a Service solutions. Postini also announced expanded geographic coverage. Postini's solutions are designed to protect businesses worldwide from threats to ...

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CyberDefender Launches safeSEARCH(TM) Toolbar (RedNova)

LOS ANGELES, May 7 /PRNewswire/ -- Security software developer CyberDefender Corporation today announced the immediate availability of the CyberDefender safeSEARCH Toolbar.

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Data Mining: Customer Data Knocking at Your Door (E-Commerce Times)

Every interaction an enterprise has with customers, partners or suppliers instigates a new trail of data that can create a deluge effect over a short period of time. Experts predict that within a few years it won't be uncommon to see enterprises with networks and databases storing over 100 TB of information.

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A Hybrid Approach to E-Mail: The Best of Both Worlds (LinuxInsider.com)

Is there a hybrid approach to e-mail messaging that allows you to choose the best from both the open standards community and your legacy proprietary systems technology? An emphatic yes! Today a majority of enterprises work in a Microsoft Exchange environment. Microsoft has been able to monopolize the e-mail server market because companies have invested substantially in Exchange and ...

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Prepped for upgrade, but Vista doubts linger (Chicago Tribune)

'YOU JUST WON A FREE LAPTOP!!!' 'CLICK HERE TO PUT YOUR COMPUTER AT RISK' Preventing the headaches from the Internet ... (Midland Reporter-Telegram)

Much like the TV commercials that came before, Internet banner ads are often very misleading.

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Paperless records have pros, cons (Baltimore Sun)

An electronic financial life can be convenient, but can also raise concerns Jim Stokes's financial life is practically paperless. His portfolio, which includes a handful of bank accounts, at least 10 mutual-fund accounts with a half-dozen fund companies, an online brokerage account and a 401(k), would typically generate mail of Himalayan proportions. But Stokes handles it all electronically, ...

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Take care when dealing with registry (Tucson Citizen)

Q In your April 23 column, a reader asked about adware/spyware and also what a "registry" was. You failed to address "registry" in your reply. I also would like to know what a "registry" is.

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Take care when dealing with registry (Tucson Citizen)

Community news roundup for Broward County (Sun-Sentinel)

Coral Springs

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Sunday, May 6, 2007

Survey Defines Split in Technology Use (The San Francisco Examiner)

(AP Photo/Lauren Victoria Burke, file) Susannah Fox, the main author of a study on internet spyware by the Pew Internet and American Life Project, is seen at the Pew Research Center in Washington in this July 6, 2005 file photo.

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Survey defines split in technology use (Boston Globe)

A broad survey about the technology people have, how they use it, and what they think about it shatters assumptions and reveals where companies might be able to expand their audiences.

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Cyber-security in your business (The Manila Times)

E-commerce fraud is said to be on the rise in the Philippines according to new reports. A majority of them involve online phishing, Internet scams, credit card frauds and online impersonation.

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At Nearly 40, Is the Internet Over the Hill? (TechNewsWorld.com)

Although it has already taken nearly four decades to get this far in building the Internet, some university researchers with the federal government's blessing want to scrap all that and start over. The idea may seem unthinkable, even absurd, but many believe a "clean slate" approach is the only way to truly address security, mobility and other challenges.

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Web-Based Apps: Why Store When You Can Surf? (E-Commerce Times)

A friend of mine, we shall refer to him as "cheap friend," has an aversion to purchasing any applications he can get legally for free. This slows him down in many cases, but he does not seem to mind. He is not interested in being on the cutting edge and since he is not in a technology field, he is satisfied with his place within the technology users' world.

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Web-Based Apps: Why Store When You Can Surf? (TechNewsWorld.com)

Charting a Course for Your Brainstorm With Mind Map Apps (LinuxInsider.com)

Because mind mapping has been connected with business brainstorming, much of the early software for creating the diagrams carried a relatively heavy price tag. However, with the arrival of Web-based applications and open source software, it's now easy to take the practice for a spin without dispersing a cent.

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Saturday, May 5, 2007

Fix It Or Nix It? (CBS News)

You love your iPod and your laptop and your HDTV. But if they break, should you pay to have them fixed or just replace them with a newer, better model? AOL's Consumer Advisor Regina Lewis has the answers.

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EDITORIAL: Goodlatte Would Criminalize Spyware: Amazingly, the Obnoxious, Sometimes Dangerous Software Isn't Illegal ... (RedNova)

By The Roanoke Times, Va. May 5--No one will confuse Bob Goodlatte with Neo, Keanu Reeve's character in "The Matrix" trilogy of films, but Roanoke's Republican congressional representative is fighting his own real-world war against technology run amok.

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Fix It Or Nix It? (CBS News)

web watch (The Florida Times-Union)

Spyware

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You'll need a techie to decipher error message (Seattle Times)

Q: I have a Dell desktop running Windows XP. Lately I have been getting a blue screen with various error messages and I have to reboot the...

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What happened to Google? (The Norman Transcript)

In the earlier days of the Internet, finding information regarding specific subjects was quite an adventure,...

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Friday, May 4, 2007

Spammers use new technique to evade filters (TechWorld)

You have attachments. Spammers have stepped up efforts to use encrypted attachments to evade filtering systems, service provider Email Systems has reported.

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CDC Labels Drug-Resistant STD 'Superbug' (TechNewsWorld.com)

The sexually transmitted disease gonorrhea is now among the "superbugs" resistant to common antibiotics, leading U.S. health officials to recommend wider use of a different class of drugs to avert a public health crisis. The resistant form accounts for more than one in every four gonorrhea cases among heterosexual men in Philadelphia and nearly that many in San Francisco.

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Undo Malware Infections On Your System (About.com)

Have you ever been infected with a virus or worm? How about compromised with some spyware? Has your computer ever been taken over by a Bot of some kind? There...

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Many Windows VISTA Benefits Available For Free (WISC Channel3000.com via Yahoo! News)

Microsoft is promoting its new operating system as a revolution for the PC, but Windows VISTA doesn't have to be consumers' only option. Consumer Reports experts said that there are ways to get many VISTA features for free.

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No More Spyware (Forbes)

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No More Spyware (Forbes)

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DMA Offers Support for House Spyware Bill; 'I-SPY' Act Balances Protections for Consumers and Businesses (Direct Marketing Association)

May 3, 2007 — As lawmakers look for ways to protect Americans from spyware, the Direct Marketing Association (DMA) today offered support for H.R. 1525, the Internet Spyware Prevention Act of 2007 (“I-SPY”).

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DMA Offers Support for House Spyware Bill; 'I-SPY' Act Balances Protections for Consumers and Businesses (Direct Marketing Association)

Retailers Welcome Spyware Bill Approval (SYS-CON Media)

The National Retail Federation today welcomed approval of spyware legislation by the House Judiciary Committee.

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Sunbelt Software Announces Top Ten Spyware Threats for April (SYS-CON Media)

Sunbelt Software, a leading provider of Windows security software, todayannounced the top ten most prevalent spyware threats for the month ofApril. The results are based on monthly scans performed by Sunbelt'saward-winning antispyware product, CounterSpy(TM).

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Sunbelt Software Announces Top Ten Spyware Threats for April (SYS-CON Media)

DMA to Host E-Mail Policy Summit on May 18 in Washington, DC (Direct Marketing Association)

May 2, 2007 — From security to spam to spyware, marketers using e-mail to reach out to current and potential customers are faced with a constantly changing landscape of laws and regulations.

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Antispyware bill clears another hurdle (CNET)

Blog: Once again, the House of Representatives Judiciary Committee unanimously approves a bill designed to put spyware purveyors behind bars. Politicians hope it will be enacted this year.

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Antispyware bill clears another hurdle (CNET)

Anchiva Systems Joins the Anti-Spyware Coalition (SYS-CON Media)

Anchiva Systems, Inc., a leading Internet gateway content security appliance provider, today announced that it has joined the Anti-Spyware Coalition, ASC. The ASC is the worldwide organization responsible for educating end-users about the danger of spyware. Spyware has been broadly used to describe all types of malware and ASC has published a guideline titled 'Best Practices: Guidelines to ...

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I-SPY a Green Light in The House (InternetNews.com)

Judiciary Committee sends anti-spyware bill targeting illegal downloads to House floor.

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Anchiva Systems Joins the Anti-Spyware Coalition (SYS-CON Media)

House Subcommittee Approves Criminal Spyware Bill (GigaLaw.com)

A U.S. House of Representatives subcommittee once again approved a bill that proposes up to five years in prison for malicious spyware-related activities.

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Come On Then, Goliath (BusinessWeek)

Big game publishers don't necessarily have all the power. One CEO explains why social networking will allow indie developers to break through

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State's attorney says number of sex offenders on the rise (SaukValley.com)

DIXON - Sixty-one male faces were displayed, four at a time, against the hotel conference room wall Monday. Some of the men looked disheveled and unshaven. Others appeared friendly, like a typical neighbor, friend or grandfather.

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Thursday, May 3, 2007

Sunbelt Software Announces Top Ten Spyware Threats for April (Market Wire via Yahoo! Finance)

Sunbelt Software, a leading provider of Windows security software, today announced the top ten most prevalent spyware threats for the month of April. The results are based on monthly scans performed by Sunbelt's award-winning antispyware product, CounterSpy(TM).

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Anchiva Systems Joins the Anti-Spyware Coalition (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)

Anchiva Systems, Inc., a leading Internet gateway content security appliance provider, today announced that it has joined the Anti-Spyware Coalition, ASC.

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House Subcommittee Approves Criminal Spyware Bill (GigaLaw.com)

A U.S. House of Representatives subcommittee once again approved a bill that proposes up to five years in prison for malicious spyware-related activities.

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Consumers may get federal protection from spyware (Market Watch)

WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) -- Consumers may get federal protection from computer criminals who steal their personal information as Congress seeks to safeguard the growing Internet commerce market.

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Websense to Buy SurfControl (Forbes)

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MacScan 2.4 adds enhancements, bug fixes (MacNN)

SecureMac has released MacScan 2.4, the latest revision of its anti-spyware package for Mac systems. The software detects, isolates, and removes spyware from Macs using both real-time spyware definition updating and unique detection methods. MacScan 2.4 includes several bug fixes and enhancements over the previous release, saving internet file clea...

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SC Patent Ruling Gives 'Obvious' New Meaning (E-Commerce Times)

In what one attorney described as "the most important patent case in a generation," the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday issued a decision that's expected to make patents that combine existing technologies more difficult to obtain. The issue in the case is how courts determine if an invention that combines existing technologies deserves a patent or is so obvious it doesn't merit one.

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Verisign Tech Lets Bank Cards Generate Disposable Passwords (E-Commerce Times)

A leading provider of digital security services wants to make disposable passwords easier for consumers to accept by squeezing the technology into the corner of a regular credit or ATM card. Fran Rosch, vice president for authentication services at VeriSign, said the one-time passwords haven't taken off in the U.S. partly because consumers need to carry a small device that generates passwords on ...

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Anti-Spyware Software Developer Enigma Software Group, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: ENGM) Announces 2,101 Subscriptions ... (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)

Enigma Software Group, Inc. , a technology and services company that creates and develops Internet Privacy Protection and Computer Security Software and Applications for Internet users, today announced a total of 2,101 new, renewal and third-party subscriptions for the week ending April 29th.

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Will the Internet Collapse? (PC Magazine via Yahoo! News)

Our favorite curmudgeon's prediction is short and sweet. But what is it?

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Bulletin seeks columnist for technology page (Norwich Bulletin)

Are you an expert in information technology? Can you explain computer software applications, hardware glitches and give tips on protecting computers from spyware, adware and other predators?

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Checkpoint Merging EPC, Theft Detection (PC Magazine via Yahoo! News)

The goal is to give retailers a combined RFID method for handling inventory tracking and shoplifting-deterrence, but complaints range from privacy, standardization to health.

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Start-up Robot Genius deploys new security technology (CNET)

Threefold software package is designed to address all sides of malicious software problems.

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Start-up Robot Genius deploys new security technology (CNET)

Threefold software package is designed to address all sides of malicious software problems.

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IT Managers Fear Security Breaches Could Cost Their Jobs (TechWeb via Yahoo! News)

A recent poll showed that only 35% of managers say they are equipped to deal with a data loss, while a majority take their worries home with them.

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Google AdWords hijacked to install spyware (Ars Technica)

Many Internet users may trust Google AdWords to be sponsored by legitimate companies, but a recent exploit of the AdWords system has shown that even links through Google may not be entirely safe. Read More...

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Building A Web-Based Neighborhood Watch (Washington Post)

At any given time, tens of millions of personal computers around the globe are infected with malicious software that criminals use to turn them into spam-relaying "zombies." But many machines could be inoculated if there was a distributed, Internet-wide system for notifying Web surfers that their machines were being used to defraud and attack others online. That's one of the long-term visions ...

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Google AdWords hijacked to install spyware (Ars Technica)

Keep Your PC Virus-Free (TheStreet.com)

Here are three effective alternatives to retail antivirus software -- all for free.

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Robot Genius Introduces New Technology to Stop All Malware Attacks (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)

OAKLAND, Calif.----Robot Genius today introduced new behavior-based security products, effective against all types of malware attacks. Robot Genius created web crawler technology that is the first fully automated process for locating and testing for all types of malware, including spyware, adware, rootkits and other malicious programs on the web.

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Spam, Phishing, Spyware Pose Threats to Govt. Cybersecurity (Sierra Times)

Federal agencies are facing emerging cybersecurity threats that are the result of increasingly sophisticated methods of attack and the blending of once distinct types of attack into more complex and damaging forms.

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Spam, Phishing, Spyware Pose Threats to Govt. Cybersecurity (Sierra Times)

First National Bank of Bosque County Selects SecureWave Sanctuary to Replace Desktop Anti-Virus Software as First Line ... (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)

HERNDON, Va.----SecureWave, a worldwide leader in endpoint security, today announced that the First National Bank of Bosque County in Valley Mills, Texas is using SecureWave's Sanctuary® endpoint security software as an alternative to traditional anti-virus solutions to prevent viruses, spyware, worms and all other forms of malware from infecting the bank's PCs and servers.

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Should Steve Jobs Go to Jail?, Windows Vista Almost Ready, Inexpensive Personal HD Video (TechNewsWorld.com)

Last week, a couple of big events took place. Right after the SEC let Apple off the hook for stock option problems, several ex-Apple employees ratted out Steve Jobs. In addition, while much of the news surrounding Windows Vista has been anything but good, the product came through -- along with Office 2007 -- allowing Microsoft to blow the roof off its financials.

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Preserving notebook batteries (San Francisco Chronicle)

Q: I use my new notebook PC mostly at my desk, and I'm confused as to whether I should leave it plugged in. A number of friends and one store representative told me the battery will fail in half the time if I keep it plugged in while the battery is in the...

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MacScan 2.4 anti-spyware app ships (Macworld UK)

MacScan detects, isolates and removes spyware from Macintosh computers using both real-time spyware definition updating and unique detection methods. The software also manages internet-related clutter on your computer.

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MacScan 2.4 anti-spyware app ships (Macworld UK)

Google ads used in spyware phishing scam (e-Consultancy)

Unscrupulous advertisers have used Google AdWords banners in an attempt to obtain internet users' bank account details. Exploit Prevention Labs, an internet security firm, found ads had been purchased against keyword search results like "betterbusinessbureau" that linked through to a spyware applet that would dupe users into entering account details into fake online banking pages.

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Local Briefs (Norwich Bulletin)

BROOKLYN -- The Northeast District Department of Health office will reopen today in its new location at 69 S. Main St., Unit 4, Brooklyn. Health district officials expect to be fully operational in the new location by 7 a.m.

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Google ads used in spyware phishing scam (e-Consultancy)

If you can live without Microsoft's latest operating system, do so (Midland Reporter-Telegram)

Can you imagine a Microsoft operating system without its signature start menu? Microsoft could and the start menu isn't the only change which has people wondering if its new operating system, Vista, is living up to the hype.

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Wednesday, May 2, 2007

Europe's digital revolution speeds up, says new EU survey (PublicTechnology.net)

Nearly 20% of European households buy bundled telecom packages, according to an EU-wide survey of 27,000 representative households published by the European Commission . Almost 30% are now connected to the internet via high-speed 'broadband' links and households increasingly use mobile phones as fixed lines become less popular. 17% of Europeans having a home Internet connection use it for ...

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Enhancements to SonicWALL endpoint security add extra protection against clientside attacks (AME Info)

SonicWALL, Middle East and Africa today announced the released of major enhancements to its Enforced Client Anti-Virus and Anti-Spyware software, providing a new set of automated security and management features to protect user desktops from Internet threats, and further reduce the need for IT administrator intervention.

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Enhancements to SonicWALL endpoint security add extra protection against clientside attacks (AME Info)

Serpentine Unveils Summer Pavilion (BusinessWeek)

A mock-up of this summer's pavilion for the grounds of the London gallery shows an ambitious collaboration between art and architecture

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Serpentine Unveils Summer Pavilion (BusinessWeek)

A mock-up of this summer's pavilion for the grounds of the London gallery shows an ambitious collaboration between art and architecture

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Serpentine Unveils Summer Pavilion (BusinessWeek)

A mock-up of this summer's pavilion for the grounds of the London gallery shows an ambitious collaboration between art and architecture

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Microsoft to launch enterprise security suite (iTNews)

Microsoft is ramping up its security products with the planned launch of an enterprise suite of products and the creation of a web portal detailing malware information.

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CONSUMER REPORTS: Vista on the Cheap (9 News Denver)

KUSA - Consumer Reports says paying for a Vista upgrade is not the only way to go.

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ICAC Safety Tips (RedNova)

Here are a few Internet safety tips. -- There is no "safe" chat room. Anywhere that there is the capability of "chat" or instant messaging, there is the potential for predators.

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LAX Gets Green Facelift (BusinessWeek)

Los Angeles' airport set to get a LEED-certified overhaul, ready by 2010

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Tuesday, May 1, 2007

Sheriff's deputy convicted of spying (WSTM-TV NBC 3)

ROCHESTER, N.Y. A Monroe County Sheriff's deputy was convicted today of felony eavesdropping and misdemeanor official misconduct. Acting state Supreme Court Justice Stephen Sirkin found Investigator Michael Hildreth guilty of planting spyware on a neighbor's computer.

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Yahoo expanding its online music section (AP via Yahoo! News)

Yahoo Inc. is expanding its online music section to include the lyrics of 400,000 songs, hoping to strike a chord with Web surfers looking for a more reliable alternative to Internet sites that publish the words without the permission of the copyright owners.

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Deputy convicted of computer spying (Rochester Democrat and Chronicle)

A judge today convicted a Monroe County Sheriff's deputy of planting spyware on a neighbor's computer.

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ID theft task force urges tougher penalties (Reuters via Yahoo! News)

A U.S. task force created to curb identity theft urged federal agencies on Monday to help protect consumers by ceasing unnecessary use of Social Security numbers.

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Anti-Spyware Software Developer Enigma Software Group, Inc. (OTCBB: ENGM) Announces 2,452 Subscriptions for Week Ending ... (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)

Enigma Software Group, Inc. , a technology and services company that creates and develops Internet Privacy Protection and Computer Security Software and Applications for Internet users, today announced a total of 2,452 new, renewal and third-party subscriptions for the week ending April 22nd.

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Microsoft to roll out business security (ZDNet UK)

Forefront Client Security, designed to shield PCs and servers from threats such as spyware, viruses and rootkits, is due in the next few weeks

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Yahoo expands its online music section (USA Today)

Yahoo is expanding its online music section to include the lyrics of 400,000 songs, hoping to strike a chord with Web surfers looking for a more reliable alternative to Internet sites that publish the words without the permission of the copyright owners. Yahoo's song lyrics are supposed to be the official versions.

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Keep computers safe with free spyware (Florida Today)

Stay safe with free security software.

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De Pere holds off on sex-predator ban (Green Bay Press-Gazette)

DE PERE The city is holding off on adopting sexual predator restrictions similar to Green Bays.

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Massacre: when two Americas collided (The Scotsman)

THE American dream collided with the American nightmare at a classroom door.

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AVG Internet Security Now Fully Protects Vista (Scoop.co.nz)

Auckland, 18 April 2007 – Avalanche Technology Group, Australasian distributor of AVG Internet security software, today announced an update to the AVG Internet Security solution enabling users to fully enjoy all the features and benefits of AVG protection for the Windows Vista environment.

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Buildings are Big Belchers (BusinessWeek)

The City of New York completed an inventory of carbon emissions from buildings and transportation—the former contribute 79% of the total

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Let's Take a Skywalk (BusinessWeek)

The Grand Canyon Skywalk is breathtaking—but costly

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