Spyware

Microsoft's Solution to Spyware Problem: Reformat - O'Reilly Windows ...

By Preston Gralla

Microsoft has been making much of its newfound focus on security, but a top Microsoft official now says spyware has become so insidious that businesses need to invest in a new solution -- tools to automatically reformat hard disks and...

[Publish Date: April 05, 2006]

Steve Gibson (SpinRite creator, Anti-Spyware pioneer) "liking the Mac" - ...

By Todd Ogasawara

One of my destination podcasts (one I try to listen to regularly) is Security Now hosted by Leo Laporte and Steve Gibson. Steve is the creator of the SpinRite disc recovery utility for the PC, anti-spyware pioneer, and former Infoworld...

[Publish Date: August 23, 2006]

Does PC Tools Tell Lies About Windows Defender? - O'Reilly Windows ...

By Preston Gralla

PC Tools is touting a new study that claims Windows Defender can't detect nearly half the spyware threats it encounters. But the company glosses over two facts: The study was in fact paid for by PC Tools; and a beta...

[Publish Date: February 21, 2007]

What Is Spyware | O'Reilly Media

Anton Chuvakin looks at what spyware is, how it works, and what you can do to keep your systems free of spyware infection.

[Publish Date: November 22, 2005]

Is Google to Blame for Spyware? - O'Reilly Windows DevCenter Blog

By Preston Gralla

If you trace the source of many of the ads delivered by 180solutions, which many consider spyware, you'll come to an unlikely place --- Google. Is Google abetting the spyware scourge?

[Publish Date: May 23, 2005]

Microsoft Gets Anti-Spyware Right - Sort Of - O'Reilly Windows DevCenter Blog

By Preston Gralla

Microsoft's new AntiSpyware tool may be the best spyware-killer out there. But when it comes to combating spyware, Microsoft has everything backwards.

[Publish Date: January 10, 2005]

Bad News on the Spyware Front - O'Reilly Windows DevCenter Blog

By Preston Gralla

You think spyware is bad now? How about spyware that targets Firefox, or that spreads via RSS?

[Publish Date: June 14, 2005]

Will the Supreme Court Help Kill Spyware? - O'Reilly Windows DevCenter Blog

By Preston Gralla

The Supreme Court ruling against file-sharing software was clearly wrongheaded, but an odd byproduct of the decision may be that there will be less spyware in the world.

[Publish Date: June 28, 2005]

Symantec says: No viruses for the Mac - O'Reilly Mac DevCenter Blog

By Todd Ogasawara

This past Tuesday was Patch Tuesday for Windows XP users like me. There were also a bunch of anti-spyware, anti-virus, and a bunch of other stuff that had me rebooting my Windows PCs a bunch of times over the past...

[Publish Date: July 14, 2006]

Microsoft Releases Spyware Removal Program - O'Reilly ONLamp Blog

By Ming Chow

A very interesting way for Microsoft to start off the new year.

[Publish Date: January 06, 2005]

Microsoft To Become a Big-Time Spyware Vendor? - O'Reilly Windows DevCenter

By Preston Gralla

Why is Microsoft negotiating to buy the often-critized adware maker Claria?

[Publish Date: July 05, 2005]

Easily Purge Spyware, Adware, and Other Malware | O'Reilly Media

Think you're protected against spyware? Most likely you're not. J.W. Olsen reviews two of the best spyware killers you'll find anywhere, Ad-aware and Spybot.

[Publish Date: June 22, 2004]