Protect Your PC from Spyware and Trojans

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One in three PCs hosts spyware or
Trojans

One in three PCs hosts spyware or
Trojans 06/16/2004 07:02 AM
vnunet.com Jun 16 2004 11:03AM GMT

EarthLink finds rampant spyware, trojans

EarthLink finds rampant spyware, trojans 04/15/2004 06:33 PM
Internet service provider EarthLink and Webroot Software released a report on Thursday that said an average of almost 28 spyware programs are running on each computer. More serious, Trojan horse or system monitoring programs were found on more than 30 percent of all systems scanned, raising fears of identity theft.

EarthLink uncovers rampant spyware and
trojans

EarthLink uncovers rampant spyware and
trojans 04/16/2004 08:56 AM
Computer Weekly Apr 16 2004 1:05PM GMT

eBlocs - Protect Your PC From Spyware

eBlocs - Protect Your PC From Spyware 07/10/2004 01:25 PM
Ad - http://www.eblocs.com Jul 10 2004 6:25PM GMT

5 Steps To Protect Yourself From Spyware

5 Steps To Protect Yourself From Spyware 05/02/2004 11:57 PM
About.com Internet Security May 3 2004 3:48AM GMT

eBloc - Protect Your PC and Remove
Spyware

eBloc - Protect Your PC and Remove
Spyware 06/04/2004 06:47 PM
Ad - http://www.eblocs.com Jun 4 2004 11:47PM GMT

Spybloc Protect Your PC and Remove
Spyware

Spybloc Protect Your PC and Remove
Spyware 05/05/2004 11:03 AM
Ad - http://www.spyblocs.com May 5 2004 4:03PM GMT

Reviews mixed on legislation to protect
consumers from spyware

Reviews mixed on legislation to protect
consumers from spyware 07/02/2004 03:26 AM
Spyware legislation is expected to pass the House of Representatives this year. MedZilla asks privacy experts about whether the SPY Act, designed to “notify” you before spyware is loaded onto your computer might protect your computer and privacy or is doomed to fail. [PRWEB Jul 2, 2004]

Microsoft Announces Availability of New
Solutions to Help Protect Customers
Against Spyware and Viruses

Microsoft Announces Availability of New
Solutions to Help Protect Customers
Against Spyware and Viruses 01/06/2005 10:08 PM
As part of its ongoing efforts to address current and emerging security threats to computer users, Microsoft Corp. today announced two new technology solutions that will provide added protection against spyware and malicious software. Customers now can download the first beta version of Microsoft® Windows® AntiSpyware, a solution that will help protect Windows users from spyware and other potentially unwanted software. In addition, the Microsoft Windows malicious software removal tool, which complements traditional antivirus technologies by removing prevalent viruses and worms from a PC, will be available beginning Jan. 11, 2005. These solutions build on the advanced security technologies and proactive protection features of Windows XP Service Pack 2 (SP2), which help better safeguard computers from hackers, viruses and other security risks.

Of Trojans and Horses

Of Trojans and Horses 04/10/2004 02:18 AM
So a proof of concept Mac specific trojan has been created. Find it on Google Groups. Here's the problem. A Mac file can have...

Those trojans know how to screw.......

Those trojans know how to screw....... 04/20/2004 02:00 PM
up a perfectly running computer and make me waste three hours getting rid of the damn thing! What? You thought...

Spams, Phishing, and Trojans

Spams, Phishing, and Trojans 05/05/2004 02:36 AM

This Netcraft article titled Phisher Kings compares growth of phishing with that of spamming (via Paymen ts News).  It's not surprising to me since I think phishers who rely mostly on social engineering used to be spammers.  However, phishers using trojans, like the one described in this Code Fish Spam Watch article, are not.  They are hackers using e-mail to find their victims.

Using trojans to harvest passwords and credit card numbers is, fortunately, not as deadly as it might seem at first glance.  Why?  Because trojans require more technical knowledge, higher cost of maintenance, and higher cost of labor necessary to mine the returned data.  It's all glory and little in return.

In comparison, phishers with spamming background tend to focus on what really matters, the ROI numbers.  Instead of wasting days and weeks to write and finetune trojans, they use a web page editor to create their lures and receive their loots in ready to use form.

There is a more dangerous group of potential phishers we need to keep an eye out for: telemarketers.  While most spammers operate blindly, telemarketers leverage information to choose and attack their victims more intelligently.  Phishers with telemarketing background are more likely to be spear-phishers, phishers who target rich victims with tailored attacks.

When they come for you, they will know your name, where you live, what finanicial services you are using, and more.

Worms turn as Trojans take over

Worms turn as Trojans take over 01/05/2005 08:31 AM
Personal Computer World Jan 5 2005 12:48PM GMT

Distributed trojans (not that kind)

Distributed trojans (not that kind) 12/08/2003 03:36 PM
Peer-to-peer networks are the next big thing for virus writers, as profit becomes the first and foremost motivation for malware writers.

Don't just protect the unconceived:
protect the inanimate!

Don't just protect the unconceived:
protect the inanimate! 05/09/2004 02:30 PM
Fafnir of Fafblog has written a good think-piece explaining the logical next step in the Bush administration's campaign to protect the rights of the unconceived: protecting the rights of the inanimate.

This is yknow a huge step backwards for women's health and for contraception and the prevention of abortions. But it is a huge step forward for what we at Fafblog like to call the "rights of the unconceived," which is just a few short steps from what we are really lookin forward to which is the rights of the inanimate.

I have personally spent hours an hours talkin to cans, waffle irons, boxes, printer cartridges and forks and they all dream of one thing: no longer bein treated as second-class citizens in the United States.

Link

Drive-by Trojans exploit browser flaws

Drive-by Trojans exploit browser flaws 03/23/2005 12:46 PM
Analysis Is Firefox really more secure than IE?

RIAA/MPAA Contractor Deploys Malicious
Adware Trojans

RIAA/MPAA Contractor Deploys Malicious
Adware Trojans 12/31/2004 04:34 PM
Slashdot Dec 31 2004 8:10PM GMT

Win DRM hides malicious trojans, RIAA
deploys infected music on P2P

Win DRM hides malicious trojans, RIAA
deploys infected music on P2P 12/30/2004 04:48 PM
Cory Doctorow: According to PCWorld and TechDirt, Windows DRM contains a flaw that allows for attakcers to create music files that contain trojans that attack your computer when you play them, and moreover, the usic industry has hired a company called Overpeer to flood the P2P networks with infected fake music files.

Overpeer is the same company that the recording industry has hired in the past to dump fake versions of songs on file sharing networks. What the article doesn't answer is whether or not the industry hired Overpeer to dump spyware on the network as well, but it's likely they're pleased either way. Overpeer defends their actions by saying that anyone obviously deserves what they get because, obviously, they were looking for unauthorized files. It's not clear that everyone would agree. Sneaking malicious files onto someone's computer because "they deserved it!" doesn't seem like a very good justification. What may be even more important to this story, however, is the revelation of just how easy it is, thanks to a huge loophole in Microsoft's copy protection technology, to include a malicious file with an audio or video file. Basically, because Windows DRM needs to look for a license, all anyone needs to do is point that license to a website that loads malicious content and off you go. Thank you Microsoft, for creating a huge loophole that will probably make sure millions of new computers are loaded with spamming, DDOSing trojans shortly.

Link (Thanks, Alex!)

Yahoo's Offers New Anti-Spyware Tool...
That Actually Finds Spyware

Yahoo's Offers New Anti-Spyware Tool...
That Actually Finds Spyware 08/05/2004 03:50 AM
It appears that Yahoo heard the backlash loud and clear a few months back when they released an anti-spyware tool that just so happened to skip over adware from Yahoo partners. The latest version, built on PestPatrol's technology will now default to notifying users of both "spyware" and what they consider to be "adware" and then give the user the choice of what to do. I haven't tested the product yet, but it sounds like they're moving in the right direction. It still makes you wonder what they were thinking in offering a purposely crippled offering. People know what spyware is, and telling them that spyware isn't spyware doesn't change how people feel about it. It also doesn't make them look kindly back at the company that provided them with the bogus anti-spyware tool in the first place.

Spyware Company Sues Utah Over
Anti-Spyware Law

Spyware Company Sues Utah Over
Anti-Spyware Law 04/13/2004 03:42 PM

AOL Offers Spyware Stopper... Just After
They Started Offering Spyware

AOL Offers Spyware Stopper... Just After
They Started Offering Spyware 04/22/2004 02:36 AM
Just a few weeks after saying that they're going to start bundling spyware/adware with their instant messenger product, AOL announces their latest anti-spyware application. While we've been complaining about anti-spyware from ISPs that just points out the spyware, AOL claims that this version will disable (though not delete) the spyware. I wonder if it will catch the spyware that AOL installs themselves.

Yahoo's Famed Anti-Spyware App Allows
Spyware From Partners

Yahoo's Famed Anti-Spyware App Allows
Spyware From Partners 06/02/2004 10:10 AM
We didn't write about Yahoo's new "anti-spyware" toolbar that they announced last week, because it seemed to receive plenty of hype, and there were no real reviews of how it worked. There are so many so-called anti-spyware applications out there that don't actually stop spyware and adware for fear of upsetting marketing companies or out of worries that actually stopping spyware may make some applications stop working (upsetting the user), that we figured Yahoo's anti-spyware app (hype and all) probably wouldn't be much to bother with. It certainly looks like that may be the case. eWeek is now reporting that Yahoo tries to dance the careful dance of not upsetting certain companies who threate n to sue people who call their application spyware. Of course, the situation is even more complex because Claria (who you probably know as Gator - despite their attempt to change their name to shake that spyware label) is also a partner of Yahoo. So, it's really not surprising that the default setting for Yahoo's anti-spyware app won't actually remove services like Gator or WhenU. Instead, Yahoo's spyware remover claims these programs are "adware" and will only remove them if you click and extra check box each time you run the program. In other words, once again, you can't trust a provider of anti-spyware software, because they're playing both sides of the fence: partnering with providers on the one hand, and then offering weak removal products on the other. If Yahoo were serious about removing spyware from the computers of users they would refuse to partner with companies that used surreptitious tactics to be installed on computers. Instead, they want to look good to users in the front, while letting in spyware/adware from partners through the backdoor.

Protect yourself!

Protect yourself! 12/02/2002 01:17 PM

Protect and Survive

Protect and Survive 09/06/2004 07:18 AM
Twenty Years Ago, The BBC produced a topical drama called Threads - little did they know the furore it would go on to create. [more inside]

Integrate and protect

Integrate and protect 09/24/2004 09:16 AM
Express Computer India Sep 24 2004 1:42PM GMT

Protect Yourself from Sasser

Protect Yourself from Sasser 05/25/2004 02:37 PM
“Microsoft teams have confirmed that the Sasser worm (W32.Sasser.A and its variants) is currently circulating on the Internet. Microsoft has verified that the worm exploits the Local Security Authority Subsystem Service (LSASS) issue that was addressed by the security update released on April 13 in conjunction with Microsoft Security Bulletin MS04-011.”

How to protect yourself if you use
Windows

How to protect yourself if you use
Windows 09/16/2004 03:05 PM

How to protect your notebook PC

How to protect your notebook PC 06/30/2004 12:56 PM
PC Magazine UK Jun 30 2004 5:54PM GMT

"?Protect Your Banana!?"

"?Protect Your Banana!?" 04/21/2004 10:19 AM

Protect Your Web Privacy

Protect Your Web Privacy 07/19/2004 11:21 PM
G4 Tech TV Jul 20 2004 3:41AM GMT

Protect Your Certificates

Protect Your Certificates 08/15/2004 11:31 AM

Protect Your PC Against Viruses

Protect Your PC Against Viruses 07/27/2004 12:28 AM
G4 Tech TV Jul 27 2004 5:08AM GMT

Re: protect your children

Re: protect your children 12/17/2002 02:45 PM
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That's Why You Protect /etc/passwd

That's Why You Protect /etc/passwd 07/03/2004 09:23 PM

Think MD5 is good enough to keep all of your passwords secure? There's a reason that modern UNIX systems recommend you use shadow passwords, and this is it:

This project is dedicated to crack md5 hashes online through web interface. At the moment we can crack md5 hashes in this character range: a-z;0-9 [8] which means we can break almost all hashes (99.56%) which are created from lowercase plaintext with letters and/or digits up to length of 8 characters.

Apparently the site is cracking around 150 hashes a day. This really changed my attitude towards MD5. I'll double or triple-crypt MD5 hashes from now on, or maybe switch to Blowfish .

Via SlashDot.

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Protect Yourself From Key Loggers

Protect Yourself From Key Loggers 07/09/2004 10:03 PM
G4 Tech TV Jul 10 2004 2:14AM GMT

Cut kids' TV 'to protect health'

Cut kids' TV 'to protect health' 07/15/2004 10:05 PM
Children should watch no more than two hours of TV a day to protect their future health, scientists have warned.

Red Hat to Protect Linux Customers

Red Hat to Protect Linux Customers 01/22/2004 02:54 AM
On the eve of a LinuxWorld Expo in New York city, the number one distributor joins other Linux companies in offering a kind of warranty against lawsuits.

Protect Critical Data

Protect Critical Data 07/19/2004 04:40 PM

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