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  • Spyware Phishing Now a World-Wide Epidemic

    07/19/2005 10:06:47 PM PDT · by ex-Texan · 16 replies · 906+ views
    Itsecurity.com ^ | 7/19/205 | Staff Writers
    Nova Scotia July 19, 2005 -- SpyCop today announced that the use of commercial monitoring spy software is on the rise in Internet phishing schemes, the latest scam used to steal personal information and even entire identities. The Anti-Phishing Working Group, web site at www.antiphishing.org, explains: "Phishing attacks use both social engineering and technical subterfuge to steal consumers' personal identity data and financial account credentials... Technical subterfuge schemes plant crimeware onto PCs to steal credentials directly, often using Trojan keylogger spyware." The commercial spy software market has made available over 525 payware spy programs which include URL recorders, keyloggers, chat...
  • Corrupted PC's Find New Home In the Dumpster

    07/16/2005 11:54:18 AM PDT · by summer · 82 replies · 2,085+ views
    The NY Times - Business Section ^ | July 17, 2005 | MATT RICHTEL and JOHN MARKOFF
    SAN FRANCISCO, July 15 - Add personal computers to the list of throwaways in the disposable society. On a recent Sunday morning when Lew Tucker's Dell desktop computer was overrun by spyware and adware - stealth software that delivers intrusive advertising messages and even gathers data from the user's machine - he did not simply get rid of the offending programs. He discarded the whole computer. Mr. Tucker, an Internet industry executive who holds a Ph.D. in computer science, decided that rather than take the time to remove the offending software, he would spend $400 on a new machine. He...
  • Computer Help Needed-Vanity

    06/10/2005 1:09:43 PM PDT · by texasflower · 245 replies · 3,094+ views
    me ^ | 6/10/05 | texasflower
    I sure could use some help for a couple of problems I'm running into. My dad died a few months ago and I'm trying to make sure my mother's computer stays updated. What I am finding is that everything new programs install very slowly. Last night she bought a new HP all in one scanner, printer etc. Last night, I tried to install it and in 12 hours now it has only 31 percent installed. It is still trying to install, but it is just so slow. I would take it out and start over, but the install screen has...