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Spyware-killing Vista could take out rivals
March 17, 2006 Updated OS has tougher tools than ever to fight sneaky programs. Some analysts think that spells trouble for anti-spyware makers. Images: Vista tackles spywareAOL offers free antivirus software
August 7, 2006 Active Virus Shield software is likely to become the highest-profile alternative to for-pay security software.Security from A to Z: Spyware
November 28, 2006 Software that covertly monitors the actions of a PC user is getting more sophisticated. Part of a series on hot security topics.Spyware tunnels in on Winamp flaw
February 4, 2006 Miscreants are exploiting a recently disclosed security bug in Winamp to install spyware on machines running the media player software.Webroot expands beyond spyware niche
October 12, 2006 Partnership with Sophos lets company add antivirus to anti-spyware products as Microsoft readies Windows Vista.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.Zombie tool makes use of Windows, antivirus flaws
November 30, 2006 Bot software that turns PCs into zombies spreads via holes in Symantec and Microsoft products.Company accused of selling fake antispyware settles suit
December 4, 2006 Secure Computer agrees to pay $1 million to settle charges that it violated Washington state's spyware law.Microsoft's antipiracy tool phones home daily
June 8, 2006 Company vows to notify people better about Windows Genuine Advantage's check-in feature, as a critic likens it to spyware.Spyware fight attracts a crowd
February 10, 2006 Four groups have come out swinging to combat the download nuisance--but will their efforts be self-defeating?Plague carriers: Most users unaware of PC infections
October 25, 2004 If you are the average user, your computer has more bugs than a skid row motel.Trend Micro acquires HijackThis antispyware tool
March 14, 2007 Updated version of HijackThis and a new Trend Micro safe-browsing tool are due next week.Microsoft: Zombies most prevalent Windows threat
June 12, 2006 Scan finds that more than 60 percent of compromised PCs are infected with bot software.Microsoft mulls rushing out IE patch
March 25, 2006 Fix for a serious flaw in the Web browser may come early, as reports come in of Web sites using the hole for attacks.Cybercrooks add Windows flaw to arsenal
September 30, 2006 Days after sample attack code for a yet-to-be-patched flaw surfaced, malicious sites are popping up that exploit the hole.McAfee sends 'Falcon' after Symantec, Microsoft
May 30, 2006 Consumer security software due out this summer is pitted against Microsoft's OneCare and Symantec's upcoming 'Genesis.'Anti-spyware added to beta of Microsoft's OneCare
March 9, 2006 Preview version of Microsoft's security software is updated with anti-spyware technology, a slight name change and bug fixes.Zombie PCs being sent to steal IDs
March 14, 2005 Botnets, or networks of compromised PCs, are increasingly being used for identity theft and installing spyware, a new report says.The new battleground in cybercrime
November 30, 2007 Finjan CTO Yuval Ben-Itzhak writes that user data increasingly is driving "criminal-2-criminal" business.Security tools ready for Vista launch
January 17, 2007 It might be the most secure version of Windows yet, but Vista will still require outside help in protecting against common cyberthreats. Sponsored matches for "spyware"
