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Trojan delivers unwanted gift to Windows PCs

December 29, 2005 Attack exploits unpatched hole in Windows to drop adware, spyware or other stealth programs that can compromise the PC. TAGS: Microsoft Windows Metafile, trojan horse, service pack, Kaspersky Lab, adware, spyware, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Corp., security, PC

Zombies continue to chase Windows PCs

October 24, 2006 Of 4 million Windows PCs found to be infected with malicious software, half were running malicious remote control software. TAGS: Windows PC, malicious software, zombie, threat, trojan horse, adware, Microsoft Corp., spyware, PC, security, Microsoft Windows

Pop-up toolbar spreads via IE flaws

June 9, 2004 Criminal charges could result for those who use Explorer vulnerabilities to trigger pop-up ads on PCs. TAGS: adware, victim, Stephen Toulouse, flaw, antivirus company, Microsoft Internet Explorer, toolbar, vulnerability, trojan horse, researcher, antivirus, security, Symantec Corp., analysis, Microsoft Corp., e-mail

Microsoft: Zombies most prevalent Windows threat

June 12, 2006 Scan finds that more than 60 percent of compromised PCs are infected with bot software. TAGS: rootkit, malicious software, zombie, trojan horse, bot, threat, Windows PC, Microsoft Corp., adware, spyware, PC, Microsoft Windows, Sony Corp., security, e-mail

Microsoft: No flaw in Media Player

January 14, 2005 Trojan horses are piggybacking on an antipiracy feature in Media Player, a security firm claims. But Microsoft denies it's a flaw. TAGS: Overpeer, Panda Software, Ben Edelman, Microsoft Windows Media Player, rights-management, spyware, digital-rights management, antipiracy, media player, Windows Media, flaw, trojan horse, adware, P2P, security, Microsoft Corp.

Windows Vista draws jokes, scorn, approval

July 23, 2005 Reaction to the name runs the gamut. No, it's not an acronym for viruses, infections, spyware, trojans and adware. TAGS: Microsoft Longhorn, Microsoft Windows Vista, reader, definition, trojan horse, adware, Apple Computer, spyware, virus, Microsoft Windows, operating system, Microsoft Corp.
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