Also, the service pack weighs in at a whopping 133MB (although you can get a scaled-down 20MB - 30MB version if you've been regularly downloading Windows updates), and it demands more than 500MB of free disk space.
According to information filed as part of a related lawsuit, the RIAA also has the ability to do a more sophisticated analysis of the files that have been downloaded. When it finds a person sharing one or more of those files, it downloads all or...
McAfee also removes the extra files that are often downloaded along with the spyware files. Many people don't even realise that they've downloaded spyware, which can be difficult to locate and remove.
The malicious software spreads via the Alcra worm, which directs infected Microsoft Windows PCs to websites where the programs are downloaded, Sana said. A keylogger, which surreptitiously records the user's keystrokes, is installed on the computer...
The verification feature is designed to ensure that the widget advertised on Apple's Download page is the same widget that gets installed on a Mac, or to prevent someone from spoofing a link to trick a user into downloading a different program.
Antivirus software also works by analysing what apps are trying to do - malicious programs can blow their cover by displaying suspicious patterns of behaviour (such as searching out executable or mail box files in order to propagate) or by...