The Web: The growing threat of spyware

United Press International ^ | July 27, 2005 | Gene Koprowski

[kerrywearsbotox]

CHICAGO -- The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation -- the New Deal-era government agency designed to restore confidence in the Great Depression-shattered banking system of the United States -- is now providing guidance to banks to protect themselves and their customers from spyware, the latest threat to the integrity of the banks, experts told UPI's The Web.

Millions of Americans, banking at institutions such as Wachovia and Bank of America, have had their private financial information stolen by hackers through spy software, downloaded unknowingly from the Internet. By Gene Koprowski

[kerrywearsbotox]

The feds crack down on thugs who want to steal from your online bank account - and it's about time.

[E. Pluribus Unum]

I only go on the Internet with Knoppix booted from CD.

Even if I pick up some malware, when I turn off the computer it is all gone.

Clean boot every time.

[Norski]

Aaahh - I have Spybot and SpywareBlaster. It's still not enough. What's Knoppix? (sorry, behind the times)

- and where can I get one? :-)