Trojans, as you probably already know, are spyware - they open back doors into PC and can send what they discover direct to a hacker. And, because home PCs are often used to dial in to the corporate network, they are also a threat to corporate IT...
Mark Sunner, CTO at MessageLabs, told silicon.com it is "a certainty" that spyware will start to look around at other spyware on the system to develop detailed profiles of the user. The amount of spyware at large rocketed last year and the threat...
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...
New York attorney general Eliot Spitzer filed suit against web marketer Intermix Media in April, charging it with being a source of adware and spyware programs that hinder online commerce and security.
Spyware is becoming increasingly pernicious and sophisticated, according to security experts who are warning that users are still failing to take basic steps to protect themselves against the threat. Companies should all have anti-spyware...
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