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ISPs versus the zombies

July 19, 2005 If providers don't pitch in against the threat, customers might defect--and the health of the Net itself could suffer. TAGS: zombie, Internet Service Provider, phishing, service provider, bot, Internet service, technique, antivirus, IM, e-mail, PC, security, server

Microsoft publishes program to blast MSBlast

January 7, 2004 The software giant releases a worm-removal tool after Internet service providers complained that home users' PCs infected with the malicious program are still causing network congestion. TAGS: MSBlast worm, Nimda worm, home user, malicious program, worm, Internet Service Provider, Internet service, Microsoft Corp., service provider, security, PC, Microsoft Windows

AOL to enter security arena

June 7, 2006 Company is creating security bundle called Total Care that it plans to sell to the general public, CNET News.com has learned. TAGS: America Online Inc., McAfee Inc., Gartner Inc., Internet Service Provider, security, Symantec Corp., anti-spyware, subscriber, Time Warner Inc., firewall, Internet service, antivirus, brand, PC, Microsoft Corp.

ISP sends alert to Kama Sutra victims

January 30, 2006 British-based Easynet follows worm trail, notifies people whose systems may be infected with the virus. TAGS: Easynet, Nyxem, Internet Service Provider, Ironport Systems Inc., F-Secure Corp., virus, security company, malicious software, idea, blog, e-mail, security, PC

Flaws in tech support tools open PCs to attack

February 26, 2007 The risky security holes are in tools commonly provided by software makers and ISPs to provide remote tech support. TAGS: SupportSoft, Symantec Corp., Norton Co., ActiveX Control, flaw, Internet Service Provider, security, PC

EarthLink nabs Aluria's anti-spyware

August 22, 2005 The ISP will buy Aluria's assets and integrate the technology into its upcoming security software bundle. TAGS: Aluria Software, EarthLink Inc., anti-spyware, spyware, Internet Service Provider, asset, phishing, representative, firewall, security, PC

Call to arms against cybercrooks

November 29, 2004 Betfair exec says that more industry cooperation is needed to prevent denial-of-service attacks. TAGS: Betfair, distributed denial of service, denial of service, Internet Service Provider, threat, e-commerce, attack, broadband, games, security, PC

Perspective: Home isn't where security is

October 29, 2002 CNET News.com's security watcher Robert Lemos says a Bush administration security plan puts too much faith in the abilities of home PC users to shore up the nation's cyberborders. TAGS: home user, quarterly profit, home PC, Symantec Corp., denial of service, Bush Administration, nation, Internet Service Provider, security company, security, tax, Internet service, service provider, broadband, e-mail, PC

House approves spyware bill--again

May 24, 2005 Members of the House of Representatives can't decide how to punish spyware makers, so they approve two bills with different approaches. TAGS: Mary Bono, spyware, Human Resources, Rep., bill, Internet service, Internet Service Provider, service provider, security, PC

About South Korea's 'dependency' on Microsoft

January 29, 2007 CNET News.com's Michael Kanellos says South Korea might be in bed with Microsoft, but PC users there are kicking the company hard. TAGS: South Korea, e-government, piracy, Seoul, nation, Internet Service Provider, government, Samsung Electronics, Microsoft Corp., security, PC

Zombies try to blend in with the crowd

October 19, 2006 Hackers aim to make networks of hijacked computers go unnoticed by merging their communications with common Web traffic. TAGS: zombie, IRC, Jose Nazario, hacker, traffic, Internet service, Internet Service Provider, service provider, technique, security, PC, server, Microsoft Corp.

Sophos promises to sniff out zombie systems

July 15, 2005 Service aims to tell subscribers if their network is home to compromised PCs being used to send spam. TAGS: Sophos Plc., subscriber, spam, IP, Internet Service Provider, e-mail, security, PC

Clueless about cookies or spyware?

February 3, 2005 You're not alone. Spyware-removal tools that list different kinds of unwanted software may confuse people as much as they protect. TAGS: Richard Smith, EarthLink Inc., spyware, malware, audit, anti-spyware, threat, adware, search result, person, Internet Service Provider, bank, software company, security, PC

AOL fights spyware in coming software upgrade

December 2, 2003 America Online confirms plans to introduce anti-spyware for subscribers as part of an optional service upgrade early next year. TAGS: America Online Inc., spyware, anti-spyware, Richard Smith, subscriber, software upgrade, adware, Time Warner Inc., Internet Service Provider, security, broadband, PC, monitor

AOL closes a Windows service

October 24, 2003 The company says it has turned off Microsoft's flawed Windows Messenger service, a data exchange mechanism for networked computers, for nearly 15 million of its users over the last two weeks. TAGS: Microsoft Windows Messenger, America Online Inc., Time Warner Inc., Internet Service Provider, spokesman, Microsoft Windows, security, Microsoft Corp., PC

Old software weakening Net's backbone, survey says

October 25, 2005 One-fifth of DNS servers are running out-of-date software, and two-thirds are open to tweaking to help scammers. TAGS: DNS server, DNS, survey, domain, IP address, IP, server, attacker, domain name, Internet Service Provider, security, e-mail, PC
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