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The Net on knife’s edge

Insight Oxford University Internet law professor Jonathan Zittrain says the Web is in danger of regressing back to become a playground for "nerds" and "hobbyists".

Sunday, July 06 2008 01:05 PM

Tags: Web 2.0, Web sites, Web services, Security, Mobile, Google Inc., Mozilla Firefox, CIO, software, spyware

Experts: Chinese censorware carries botnet risk

News Green Dam blocking software has errors that could be used to build botnet and allow uploading of programs by an outsider, say University of Michigan researchers.

Monday, June 15 2009 09:23 AM

Tags: Security, University of Michigan, teacher, computer, Programming, spyware, researcher, private data, Web Site, Web

Chinese govt in further Green Dam concessions

News PC makers will no longer have to pre-install Green Dam censorware on PCs in China, the government has announced.

Friday, August 14 2009 11:10 AM

Tags: PC security, Data security, Xinhua News Agency, PC Company, European Union, Government, spyware, Internet Cafe, China, Internet

McAfee AntiSpyware

Product Reviews McAfee AntiSpyware

Tuesday, September 01 2009 03:36 AM

Tags: Adware, McAfee Internet Security, Web Browser, Anti-spyware, spyware, McAfee Inc., Web Site, Web

CounterSpy CD W/1 Yr Maint.

Product Reviews CounterSpy CD W/1 Yr Maint.

Tuesday, June 23 2009 03:37 AM

Tags: Security, Web Browser, Anti-spyware, On-demand, antivirus, phone, Sunbelt Software, spyware, Microsoft Windows, CNET Networks Inc.

Norton Internet Security 2005 Antispyware Edition

Product Reviews Norton Internet Security 2005 Antispyware Edition

Tuesday, September 01 2009 03:36 AM

Tags: Norton Co., Security, Anti-spyware, Norton Internet Security, Internet Security, antivirus, performance, spyware, Symantec Corp., Internet

Yahoo settles pay-per-click fraud suit

News As part of a class-action settlement, Yahoo plans to create a new ad distribution option that will give advertisers more control over where ads purchased through Yahoo appear.

Wednesday, October 14 2009 10:17 AM

Tags: Web sites, Web 2.0, Web services, Web browsers, Internet advertising, Yahoo! Inc., Advertiser, Pay-per-click Advertising, advertisement, Web sites

US-CERT warns about free BlackBerry spyware app

News Creator of PhoneSnoop program that can be used to eavesdrop on BlackBerry calls releases a new program to help protect users from stealth spyware apps.

Wednesday, October 28 2009 09:42 AM

Tags: BlackBerry, Mobile, Security Management, RIM BlackBerry, Phone, Security, software, Indonesia, e-mail, spyware

Windows Defender (version 1593)

Product Reviews Windows Defender (version 1593)

Wednesday, February 11 2009 03:36 AM

Tags: Microsoft Corp., Anti-spyware, Tool, HijackThis, Windows Defender, Microsoft Windows Defender, Software Explorer, performance, software, spyware

Jackson death prompts malware alert at Google

News Spike in searches related to Michael Jackson was so "volcanic" that it triggered an antimalware mechanism at Google, company says.

Monday, June 29 2009 09:43 AM

Tags: Web services, App servers, Crisis communications, Networking technology, Malware, Google Inc., computer, Crisis communications, spyware, computer virus

McAfee VirusScan Home 9.0

Product Reviews McAfee VirusScan Home 9.0

Thursday, October 02 2008 03:36 AM

Tags: Norton Co., Security, Trend Micro Inc., antivirus, McAfee VirusScan, Symantec Norton AntiVirus, McAfee VirusScan 9.0, VirusScan 9.0, e-mail, performance

FBI used spyware to capture hackers, hitmen

News Documents obtained in a freedom-of-information request show the U.S. law-enforcement agency used a secret form of spyware in a number of investigations.

Tuesday, April 21 2009 11:47 AM

Tags: Hacking, FBI, Anti-spyware, IP, Cipav, computer, e-mail, spyware, MSN Hotmail, News.com