Avira AntiVir Updates to Version 9, Adds Spyware Removal [Downloads] (Lifehacker)
Windows only: Avira AntiVir is one of the most popular antivirus applications available, and the latest upgrade to version 9—which adds anti-spyware and anti-adware features to the free…source
StopBadware.org and Consumer Reports Launch BadwareBusters.org (CircleID)
StopBadware.org and Consumer Reports WebWatch have announced today the full launch of BadwareBusters.org , a new online community for people looking for help preventing and countering viruses, spyware, and other “badware” on their computers and websites.source
YouTube riddled with comments leading to Malware
A few months ago, we talked about YouTube's Annotations feature being used as a tool for Cyber Criminals to help spread their malicious Rogueware campaigns. Today, we have a similar case, but this time its automated comment Malspam (Malware spam). My initial search turned up about 30,000 malspam comments all pointing to a fake pornography [...]
BadwareBusters.org Launches to Help Computer Users Fight Back Against Viruses, Spyware (PR Newswire via Yahoo! News)
Site is a joint effort of Consumer Reports WebWatch and the StopBadware.org project at Harvard University’s Berkman Center for Internet and Societysource
Malware writers ratchet up attacks as stock market tanks (Ars Technica)
The malware industry, it seems, is just as concerned about the possibility of a prolonged economic downturn as anyone else, and is moving away from the pharmacy, porn, and herbal business. If you’ve just been dying to pick up a copy of XP Antivirus 2009, you’re in luck, as many of the new attacks involve [...]