How Spyware Nearly Sent a Teacher to Prison (PC World via Yahoo! News)
If there’s a poster child for the dangers of spyware, it’s Julie Amero.
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Webroot: Malware Hiding in Election Campaign Videos (Enterprise Security Today)
BOULDER, Colo., Sep 29, 2008 (BUSINESS WIRE) — Webroot, a leading provider of security solutions for the consumer, enterprise and SMB markets, today announced that it has detected malicious software being propagated as campaign videos for John McCain and Barack Obama. Hackers are taking advantage of unsuspecting users during the U.S. Presidential election season by utilizing the Gnutella file …
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Bell Microproducts Partners With Sunbelt Software to Deliver Leading Antivirus, Antispyware, and Messaging Security … (GlobeNewswire via Yahoo! Finance)
SAN JOSE, Calif., Nov. 25, 2008 — Bell Microproducts Inc. , one of the world’s largest value-added distributors of storage and computing technology, today announced that it has signed a distribution agreement with Sunbelt Software, a leading provider of Windows security software.
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Washington State launches anti-scareware suits with Microsoft’s help (BetaNews)
Perhaps the most malicious act that malware could possibly do — even more than wreck your system — is separate users from their hard-earned cash. Now, a new campaign in the state of Washington has named its first anti-hero.
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Smut pop-up teacher case finally resolved with misdemeanor plea (The Register)
Campaigners vindicated but has justice been served? The long-running prosecution of substitute teacher Julie Amero on spyware smut-serving charges finally came to an end on Friday.…
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