Graham Benson, IT director at eBuyer.com, said most companies seem to be focused just on the virus threat; Richard Steel, head of ICT at London Borough of Newham, said the spyware problem has developed rapidly since the middle of last year.
The next version of Microsoft's much-criticised Internet Explorer browser is being built to resist hijacking attempts by spyware and other malicious software, according to a Microsoft developer. The feature essentially removes administrator rights...
Speaking to silicon.com, Steve Purdham, CEO of SurfControl, said the increase in the levels of spyware and Trojans can largely be attributed to spammers 'raising their game'. Sam Curry, vice president of product management for CA eTrust, told...
This includes controlling how and when users access the web and protecting businesses from web-borne threats such as web viruses and spyware. This activity has more or less killed off another sector that was independent for a short time: spyware...
If it finds Microsoft's anti-spyware and antivirus software running, it turns the protections off. But this latest variant, graded as a medium-level threat, appeared to be trailing off as security providers have responded.
Don't click on e-cards at Christmas time (or at any time) because a lot of the time they are going to contain viruses, Trojans or spyware. Hackers playing wicked Christmas e-card game However, such items pose a serious threat relating to what data...