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NEWS ABOUT: spyware

spyware stories: 5 news summaries
Tech Review

Microsoft's Free Antivirus Software Actually Works!

Program performs well in stress test

Oct 1, 09 1:00 PM CDT
(Newser) - Want a great, free antivirus program from a big software brand? OK, it’s from Microsoft, and … wait! Come back! Believe it or not, Microsoft’s new Security Essentials software is pretty darn good. AV-Test.org ran it through a bevy of tests and found the freebie performed admirably.... More »

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Microsoft • Windows • computer virus • spyware • computer security • malware • antivirus • Security Essentials



 Jessica Biel Is 
 Most Dangerous 
 Celeb Online 

Searches for actress yield most viruses, spyware: McAfee

Aug 25, 09 10:01 AM CDT
(AP) - Jessica Biel is the most dangerous celebrity on the web, says a security tech firm. McAfee reported that searches for the 27-year-old actress are more likely to lead to online threats such as spyware and viruses than searches for any other celebrity. Fans searching for the actress have a one-in-five... More »

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Internet • celebrity • computer virus • spyware • McAfee • Jessica Biel

E-Cards Spread Holiday Cheer, Viruses

Online greeting cards rising in popularity; paper still preferred

Dec 24, 07 7:44 PM CST
(Newser) - Online greeting cards are all the rage this holiday season. They're mostly free, and can feature funny, interactive subjects ranging from elf tossing to reindeer arm wrestling. E-cards are also delivered instantly, an advantage for the forgetful around Christmas. But traditional cards are still the preferred way to spread holiday... More »

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Internet • spam • computer virus • spyware • holiday • Christmas • e card • electronic greetings • electronic card • holiday card

Prankster's 1st Computer Virus Turns 25

'Dumb little practical joke' led to $38 billion security industry

Sep 2, 07 5:56 PM CDT
(Newser) - A prankster who wrote the first computer virus 25 years ago says only, “It was some dumb little practical joke.” Yet Richard Skrenta’s desire to infiltrate other Apple II’s with a poem (“It will get on all your disks; it will infiltrate your chips”)... More »

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Microsoft • Apple • Windows • software • computer virus • Elk Cloner • spyware • hardware • virus protection • Richard Skrenta

Germany Furious Over Chinese Spy Hackers

Berlin government computers infected with espionage programs

Aug 27, 07 5:52 AM CDT
(Newser) - German Chancellor Angela Merkel kicked off her Chinese summit today amid highly charged reports in der Spiegel that the Chinese have been spying on the German government by hacking into computers in several German ministries. Scores of official computers are said to have been infected with spyware concealed in PowerPoint... More »

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China • Angela Merkel • Germany • espionage • hacker • Lanzhou • trojans • spyware

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