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Author :: Msingathi Mnyengeza  |
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| Article Title :: Free Computer Security Software - A Leaking Seal! |
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There is nothing wrong with taking less than adequate measures
to prevent a bigger damage to anything you treasure if you have
financial or other constraints, as long as this is done
temporarily over a short time. Similar reasoning applies
when it comes to computer security threats.
Unfortunately some (if not most) computer users tend to forget
this. They search on the internet for free computer security
software which they dump into their computers and hope for
the best. Most of the free software developers consistently
forget to inform the downloaders of the inadequacies
of their software - and they are many and significant!
A simple se (read full article) |
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| Category :: Malware Articles |
Author :: Joseph Boyd (Arovax) |
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| Article Title :: Two Wales - theory of fighting against spyware/malware/adware |
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Two Whales
"Two whales" are two basic ways of fighting against
spyware/malware/adware. In this short article we will tell you
about the "two whales" of mankind's confrontation with the
misfortune called "spyware". So, from this point on, talking
about spyware/malware/adware we will mean software which is
installed (launched) at a user's computer without the user's
knowledge, impedes their work and of which the user certainly
wants to rid themselves to return to their normal full life.
Whale One - protecting the territory
The first thing you need is to prevent the enemy from getting to
you territory. To locate it just when it crosses your border and
to destroy it. To underst (read full article) |
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| Category :: Malware Articles |
Author :: Joseph Boyd (Arovax) |
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| Article Title :: Hacking AntiVirus |
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Our operating systems are insecure. They are protected to a
certain extent, but still insecure. The reason of this lies in
the fact that they were designed and created at the time when
the problem of security just did not arise. And even so-called
"update services" were not intended to enable millions of users
to defend themselves against a threat. It just happened that
most of the discovered errors concern security. Trying to
eliminate this defect users have to use third-party software -
anti-viruses, firewalls, spam filters and anti-spyware.
Installation of such software can produce a false impression of
security. The user must not forget that this means of protection
is not a magic wand (read full article) |
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| Category :: Malware Articles |
Author :: Julian Pereira |
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| Article Title :: The Internet Gives Birth To A Monster Called Spyware |
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Internet users worldwide, may not realize that there is a
monster, known as spyware, that has taken up residence in their
computers. Infact, there could be several monsters, going by
various names, such as adware, trojans, malware etc. They could
be described as cookie monsters of the internet world.
How do these monsters thrive in a computer ? They feed off the
information they gather about people and often times they are
well fed. These creatures are not conducive to your wellbeing.
They infest and corrupt the workings of a computer and they
transmit personal information to their buddies at the other end
of the internet line. They have lots of such buddies that want
to get to know people (read full article) |
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| Category :: Malware Articles |
Author :: Richard Warlow |
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| Article Title :: Green Eggs And Spam |
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To clarify, I am not talking about rotten eggs or that horrible
stuff the poor depression dwellers had to eat, I am talking
about computer e-mail spam.
What is this spam I speak of?
Spam is best defined as unsolicited and unwanted commercial
electronic messages or e-mails that are sent to large numbers of
people.
Ask any computer user and the most annoying thing about having
and using e-mail is the annoying amount of spam you get. It is
predicted that spam could eventually kill the usability of
e-mail unless effective barriers and law changes are introduced.
In 2003 it was reported that 40% of all e-mail traffic in the US
was spam up from just 8% in 2001. Over the past 6 months this
figu (read full article) |
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| Category :: Malware Articles |
Author :: Stephen Craton |
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| Article Title :: How to Stop Spyware - Once and for All |
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Stopping spyware and adware is not a difficult task if people
just simply take the time to be careful. To make it even easier,
however, I have created a simple 3 step guideline to stop
spyware and adware from infesting and slowing down your
computer. Following these 3 simple steps will greatly improve
your internet experience and all in all will make your computer
very happy.
The 3 simple steps are... 1. Only trust certain websites
2. Always assume no
3. Get anti spyware software
Let's examine each step individually. Only Trust Certain
Websites
One common problem with people is that they are too trusting. In
the real world where with your family and friends, thi (read full article) |
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| Category :: Malware Articles |
Author :: Simon Heron |
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| Article Title :: Viruses don't do Christmas |
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Most companies' Internet security protection has a potentially
fatal flaw: it relies on the long-suffering IT staff to run
updates and install patches. Your staff may be good, they may be
hard-working beyond compare, but they're people and they do need
a day off now and then.
Whatever you may think of virus writers, some of them are very
good at picking up on opportunities. They've realised when
companies are most vulnerable, and exploited this by carefully
timing the release of new viruses and other threats at weekends,
overnight, or on public holidays.
For example, the Bagle virus was first spotted in early 2004 on
Sunday January 18th, and then rapidly spread globally. Being
released at (read full article) |
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| Category :: Malware Articles |
Author :: Simon Heron |
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| Article Title :: Computer Viruses - The New IT Arms Race |
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The stark reality is that network security in this Internet age
is a race. This race starts every time a new virus, worm or
vulnerability is discovered; and only finishes when either an
organization's network is protected or compromised.
These are the only two possible outcomes; you win or you lose,
there are no silver medals. And the IT departments around the
world are finding themselves increasingly under pressure, as new
viruses and worms such as Klez.h, Netsky.q, MyDoom.a, Bagle.z,
Slammer, Sasser and the current plague of Zafi.b, seemingly
breach networks with ease.
The "arms race" is currently being lost because most of the IT
world is still looking to out-of-date technology to pr (read full article) |
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| Category :: Malware Articles |
Author :: Simon Heron |
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| Article Title :: Future Blended Threats |
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On the face of it, the IT community is blessed with a
competitive, customer focused and responsive anti-malware
industry offering 24 hour operations centres, updates and
patches to quickly block any new viruses or attacks. And even
accepting that handling these patches in-house can be a bit of a
nightmare for customers you can nonetheless say that this works
reasonably well - can't you?
There is a problem with this view, and it stems from the
tendency to put security protection into neat little
compartments. Anti-virus updated - check - spyware protection in
place - check - and when all the boxes are ticked you can relax
and feel protected.
Except that threats don't always fit so neatly (read full article) |
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| Category :: Malware Articles |
Author :: Gary Gresham |
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| Article Title :: Detect Key Logger, Identity Theft Spyware |
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To detect key logger spyware, you need to know what it is and
how it works. Key logger is an invisible software program that
identity thieves can use to track your online activity.
It is almost impossible to detect key logger on your computer
and even if you're careful you'll never know if it is recording
information such as bank account passwords and credit card
numbers.
You won't even see your machine slow down or see anything
unusual. It just silently watches every keystroke you type in as
if the identity thieves were standing over your shoulder.
At least on third of all online scams can now be traced to
keylogging. If you type key logger into any Internet search
engine you ca (read full article) |
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