Software removes and blocks spyware and adware. (ThomasNet)
Designed to repair and correct errors caused by adware/spyware, Spyware Adware Alert SE 2008.1 v1.19.4 scans computer for hidden parasites and removes them permanently to tweak PC for optimal performance. Windows®-based solution scans RAM, registry, hard drives, and external storage devices for known data-mining, advertising, and tracking components. This also helps promote privacy while surfing [...]
The Weekly Windows Freebie: Windows Defender (About.com)
Defender is a free product from Microsoft that protects Windows computers from Adware and Spyware. It operates quickly (5 minute scan on my PC), uses little system resources and has…source
With Firefox and Internet Explorer, ALT + D puts cursor in address line (Fort Worth Star-Telegram)
MR. MODEM My computer is running slower than normal. Besides adding more memory, is there anything else I can do to increase performance? Adding memory is generally the single best thing you can do to speed things up, but when a computer begins to get a bit sluggish over time, there may be several causes, [...]
Javascript to be next core malware language (iTNews)
The demand that the development of web 2.0 has placed on browsers to become more interactive and act as a portal rather than just a viewing platform is opening up new vulnerabilities to unsuspecting users, Itzik Kotler, team leader of the Security Operation Center at Radware, has warned.source
Visualizing the Twitter Trends Attack
For the past week, cyber criminals have been targeting Twitter users by creating thousands of messages (tweets) embedded with words involving trending topics and malicious URLs. If the URLs were accessed, the victims would arrive at a rogueware website designed to trick them into thinking that their computer is infected, therefore justifying the need to [...]