Spyware and Virus News and Articles

Spyware and Virus News and Articles



Sony BMG reaches deal in spyware flap (MSNBC)
A proposed settlement of lawsuits against Sony BMG Music Entertainment would let some consumers receive free music downloads to compensate them for Sony surreptitiously including spyware on millions of CDs, lawyers said Thursday.
Computer Virus Downloads Pirate Movies (DVD-Recordable)
Hackers have developed a sneaky technique for installing pirated movie files on Windows PCs infected with the lockx.exe rootkit. Doctored copies of BitTorrent are loaded on infected machines and used to download Disney movies.
Court approval sought for Sony spyware settlement (USA Today)
A proposed settlement of lawsuits against Sony Music Entertainment would let some consumers receive free music downloads to compensate them for Sony surreptitiously including spyware on millions of CDs, lawyers said Thursday.
McAfee Warns of Mobile Malware (NewsFactor via Yahoo! News)
U.S.-based antivirus company McAfee Inc. says the number of mobile viruses will grow significantly in 2006.
Computer Virus Protection (First Coast News)
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FBI investigating new ?.gov? computer virus, Boca Raton mail theft (Boca Raton News)
Boca Raton and Delray Beach residents are advised to be wary of a new e-mail scam designed to put a virus into a computer. Florida Attorney General Charlie Crist recently issued a warning about the scam, which tries to make recipients believe they are getting a personal message from the FBI.
Holiday greeting may mask computer virus, worm (WBBH)
? Tucked away amidst holiday greetings may be some sneaky malware waiting to steal information from your computer.
NSA Gives New Meaning to ?Spyware? (Search Engine Journal)
NSA Gives New Meaning to 'Spyware' Politics don?t usually appear on this blog because of a variety of differing views at The Kelsey Group (and in most cases it?s not relevant to what we?re writing about). But I must say the National Security Agency has given new meaning to the idea ...
Security Experts Warn of Mobile Malware (PC World via Yahoo! News)
Watch for increasing attacks on mobile devices as well as systems in 2006, antivirus vendor McAfee says.
Santa delivers more Christmas malware (InfoWorld)
( InfoWorld ) - PC users are being spoiled rotten this year: another piece of malware purporting to be a message from Santa is delivering surprise gifts over the Internet disguised in an electronic greetings card. The Trojan horse "MerryX.A" is delivered in an e-mail which encourages the recipient to open an attached "animation". While the animation of Santa Claus delivering presents

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