Spyware and other pests continue to plague Internet

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Phishing, spyware and other pests
continue to plague Internet

Phishing, spyware and other pests
continue to plague Internet 01/02/2005 09:13 AM
Pasadenastarnews.com - Sun Jan 2, 08:51 am GMT

Spam, scams continue to plague Internet
users

Spam, scams continue to plague Internet
users 01/02/2005 01:56 PM
Manila Times Jan 2 2005 2:53PM GMT

Internet sites allow gift card exchanges
Phishing, spyware, others plague
Internet La. trying to lur

Internet sites allow gift card exchanges
Phishing, spyware, others plague
Internet La. trying to lur 01/02/2005 02:43 AM
Seattletimes.nwsource.com - Sun Jan 2, 06:28 am GMT

Phishing, Spyware, Others Plague
Internet

Phishing, Spyware, Others Plague
Internet 12/30/2004 11:42 PM
AP via ABCNEWS.com Dec 31 2004 3:31AM GMT

Phishing, Spyware, Others Plague
Internet (AP)

Phishing, Spyware, Others Plague
Internet (AP) 12/30/2004 10:01 PM
AP - Computer worms raced around the world, leaving behind tools that spread spam. Scammers sent e-mail to trick bank account holders into revealing passwords. Rogue programs known as "spyware" hijacked Web browsers and crippled computers.

Update 1: Phishing, Spyware, Others
Plague Internet

Update 1: Phishing, Spyware, Others
Plague Internet 01/02/2005 12:30 AM
Forbes Jan 2 2005 4:15AM GMT

Spyware, Computer Worms Plague Internet
(AP)

Spyware, Computer Worms Plague Internet
(AP) 01/02/2005 03:50 PM
AP - Computer worms raced around the world, leaving behind tools that spread spam. Scammers sent e-mail to trick bank account holders into revealing passwords. Rogue programs known as "spyware" hijacked Web browsers and crippled computers.

Spyware, Computer Worms Plague Internet

Spyware, Computer Worms Plague Internet 01/02/2005 06:25 PM
SiliconValley.com Jan 2 2005 9:40PM GMT

Update 1: Spyware, Computer Worms Plague
Internet

Update 1: Spyware, Computer Worms Plague
Internet 01/02/2005 06:25 PM
Forbes Jan 2 2005 8:35PM GMT

Phishing, spyware and other pests
plagued 2004

Phishing, spyware and other pests
plagued 2004 01/02/2005 08:59 PM

Computer Woes Continue to Plague
Airlines (AP)

Computer Woes Continue to Plague
Airlines (AP) 12/27/2004 11:39 PM
AP - The cancellation of 1,100 Christmas Day flights by Comair because of computer troubles is prompting calls for more investments in backup systems and other technologies to prevent further groundings and damage to an already struggling industry.

Computer Woes Continue to Plague
Airlines

Computer Woes Continue to Plague
Airlines 12/27/2004 05:42 PM
Los Angeles Times Dec 27 2004 9:52PM GMT

Computer Snafus Continue to Plague
Airlines

Computer Snafus Continue to Plague
Airlines 12/27/2004 09:50 PM
The cancellation of 1,100 Christmas Day flights by Comair because of computer troubles is prompting calls for more investments in backup systems and other technologies to prevent further groundings and damage to an already struggling industry.

Update 1: Computer Woes Continue to
Plague Airlines

Update 1: Computer Woes Continue to
Plague Airlines 12/27/2004 09:55 PM
Forbes Dec 28 2004 1:14AM GMT

Stocks slip on Asia earthquake worries
Computer woes continue to plague
airlines Toys R Us convertin

Stocks slip on Asia earthquake worries
Computer woes continue to plague
airlines Toys R Us convertin 12/28/2004 03:11 AM
Seattletimes.nwsource.com - Tue Dec 28, 06:08 am GMT

Spyware, adware plague Windows users
online; Mac OS X users surf freely

Spyware, adware plague Windows users
online; Mac OS X users surf freely 04/20/2004 08:48 AM

Internet cannot continue being a law
unto itself

Internet cannot continue being a law
unto itself 09/15/2004 09:29 PM
The Scotsman Sep 16 2004 1:09AM GMT

Internet Groceries Continue to Expand

Internet Groceries Continue to Expand 05/16/2004 03:09 PM
AP via Los Angeles Times May 16 2004 6:52PM GMT

Internet Groceries Continue to Expand
(AP)

Internet Groceries Continue to Expand
(AP) 05/16/2004 03:11 PM
AP - After the spectacular crashes of big-name Internet grocers in the late 1990s, the dream of a grand new wave of online food stores appeared to fizzle. But with intentionally meager fanfare, grocers have made Internet shopping available to tens of millions of consumers nationwide, and upcoming expansions will expand it to millions more.

EU to continue making the internet safer
for children

EU to continue making the internet safer
for children 04/22/2004 01:30 PM
Irish Independent Apr 22 2004 5:36PM GMT

Flaky Internet Access at Hotels -> Tech
Winter Will Continue

Flaky Internet Access at Hotels -> Tech
Winter Will Continue 07/23/2004 06:14 PM

I'm currently at the Loews Le Concorde hotel in Quebec City, a 424-room business hotel recommended by some guys at the airport.  Nearly every aspect of the hotel operation reflects enormous management attention to detail.  Yet when it comes to Internet access they've outsourced it to a company called DataValet, "a trademark of TravelNet Technologies."  These guys try to hit you up for $20/day for a 100Kbps link but when I tried to connect their authentication server was dead.  So I had to call the 800-number to talk to a clueless tech support guy.  After about 30 minutes of flailing about I was finally able to connect.  Curious to see how the management, which would not tolerate a burned-out light bulb or a rubbed-off number on an elevator button, was able to tolerate this kind of incompetence, I called the manager.  Although a very nice and competent executive, she was undisturbed by the fact that it was so painful to connect to the Internet at her hotel.  She had even stayed at Hilton Garden Inns where Internet is free and therefore reliable (you just plug in and because they don't try to charge anyone they can use $50 routers; it is also about 15X the speed of "DataValet").  But as far as she was concerned it was something that they'd outsourced to a contractor and if it wasn't working it wouldn't reflect badly on her management.

I would submit that Internet is the only thing that she would have tolerated sucking in her hotel.  If she'd outsourced room service and the contractor told customers to call tech support and then walk down to the McDonald's next door, she would change contractors.  If the telephones in the rooms were flaky she would put in new lines, instruments, and switches.

Just as Web sites are an area where companies feel that they can lag leagues behind their competitors (who even bothers to try to do as good as job as Google?), Internet access seems to be one where an enterprise will cheerfully tolerate being 60X worse that its competition in terms of time to connect and then 15X worse in terms of bandwidth.  I infer from this experience that tech companies are in for another few very bad years in which customers won't want to pay attention to or invest in improved computer hardware and software.

Putting A Clamp On PC Pests

Putting A Clamp On PC Pests 01/24/2004 09:13 AM
CBS News Jan 24 2004 1:22PM GMT

Are Pests Plaguing PETsMART?

Are Pests Plaguing PETsMART? 08/19/2004 03:28 PM
Sales were lower than expected, and the quality of earnings is in question.

Judges Declare War on Pet Pests
(Reuters)

Judges Declare War on Pet Pests
(Reuters) 04/19/2004 09:42 AM
Reuters - Two Texas judges have made a federal case out of dog poop on the courthouse lawn.

Why Microsoft has chosen to junk the
pop-up pests

Why Microsoft has chosen to junk the
pop-up pests 11/16/2003 10:27 AM
Melbourne Age Nov 16 2003 9:36AM ET

Despite Price Erosion, Business Internet
Access Service Revenues Continue to Grow

Despite Price Erosion, Business Internet
Access Service Revenues Continue to Grow 09/25/2004 09:55 AM
Linux Electrons Sep 25 2004 2:18PM GMT

Thirty-Five Years Old, Internet Remains
a Work in Progress As Speed, Capacity
Tests Continue

Thirty-Five Years Old, Internet Remains
a Work in Progress As Speed, Capacity
Tests Continue 08/29/2004 02:23 PM
Xposed Aug 29 2004 6:36PM GMT

Up Link: Telecom Ministry says Lanka
Internet could continue with its
existing license to offer voice service

Up Link: Telecom Ministry says Lanka
Internet could continue with its
existing license to offer voice service 04/06/2005 08:34 PM
Lanka Business Online Apr 7 2005 12:28AM GMT

Reach Out ABILITIES Services Harnesses
Internet to Raise Money to Continue
Offering a FREE Online Resource for

Reach Out ABILITIES Services Harnesses
Internet to Raise Money to Continue
Offering a FREE Online Resource for 03/28/2005 03:22 AM
24-7PressRelease.com Mar 28 2005 8:18AM GMT

Top Internet threats: worms, spyware

Top Internet threats: worms, spyware 01/02/2005 06:25 PM
Economictimes Jan 2 2005 9:45PM GMT

FTC, Experts, Advocates to Discuss
Internet Spyware

FTC, Experts, Advocates to Discuss
Internet Spyware 04/18/2004 04:29 PM
Boston Globe Apr 18 2004 7:45PM GMT

Internet spyware emerges as new online
threat

Internet spyware emerges as new online
threat 04/19/2004 02:43 AM
Oman Observer Apr 19 2004 7:25AM GMT

Internet security provider warns of
spyware

Internet security provider warns of
spyware 04/26/2004 03:26 AM
Khaleej Times Apr 26 2004 7:09AM GMT

Spyware in the PC world got you
paranoid? Give Internet Cleanup a try.

Spyware in the PC world got you
paranoid? Give Internet Cleanup a try. 06/18/2004 11:35 AM
Aladdin Systems, Inc. today released a trial version of Internet Cleanup 2.0 Internet protection software. Internet Cleanup 2.0 erases unneeded Internet files that take up hard disk space and risk online privacy. The trial of Internet Cleanup and mpore information is available on Aladdin's web site.

FTC, Experts, Advocates to Discuss
Internet Spyware (Reuters)

FTC, Experts, Advocates to Discuss
Internet Spyware (Reuters) 04/18/2004 08:31 AM
Reuters - Internet users have learned to keep an eye out for viruses, worms and "spam" e-mail. Add another online hazard to the list: spyware.

Crackers Unleash Spyware Tactics on
Internet Explorer's Holes

Crackers Unleash Spyware Tactics on
Internet Explorer's Holes 07/03/2004 05:29 AM
Newshub.com - Sat Jul 3, 12:15 am GMT

ExactSeek and XBlock Partner on Internet
Explorer Toolbar with Spyware Scanner
and Remover

ExactSeek and XBlock Partner on Internet
Explorer Toolbar with Spyware Scanner
and Remover 06/28/2004 03:21 AM
ExactSeek.com and Xblock Software partner to incorporate spyware scanner and remover into new ExactSeek I.E. toolbar. [PRWEB Jun 28, 2004]

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.

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.
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