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.: Sony's Escalating "Spyware" Fiasco - 25th Nov 2005

"Along with lawyers, prosecutors, and furious fans, artists are joining the backlash against the label for slipping a hidden, anti-theft program into users' computers.

To prevent audiophiles from making multiple copies of the CDs, Sony had programmed the Van Zant disk, and dozens of others, with a hidden code called a "rootkit" that secretly installs itself on hard drives when the CDs are loaded onto listeners' PCs. Soon enough, hackers began designing viruses to take malicious advantage of the hidden program, and a Sony boycott had begun..."
[BusinessWeek]




.: Microsoft warms up for security push - 7th Oct 2005

"Microsoft plans to release a full suite of security products for enterprise desktops dubbed Microsoft Client Protection, chief executive Steve Ballmer said on Thursday at an event in Munich, Germany.

The new security product is aimed at desktops, laptops and file servers and will protect against spyware, rootkits, viruses and other traditional attacks..."
[IT Week]




.: Hidden-code flaw in Windows renews worries over stealthy malware - 7th Sep 2005

"Last week, the Internet Storm Center, a group of security professionals that track threats on the Net, flagged a flaw in how a common Microsoft Windows utility and several anti-spyware utilities detect system changes made by malicious software. By using long names for registry keys, spyware programs could, in a simple way, hide from such utilities yet still force the system to run the malicious program every time the compromised computer starts up...."
[Register]




.: Spyware plague goes corporate - 7th Sep 2005

"The number of reported corporate spyware incidents rocketed by almost 20 per cent between April and June of this year, research published today has claimed.

According to the latest State of Spyware report issued by anti-spyware vendor Webroot Software, spyware writers are actively growing their distribution channels and entering previously untapped markets..."
[VNUnet]




.: New Generation Of Anti-Spyware Targets Network Safety - 7th Sep 2005

"The new anti-spyare products no longer rely on signatures, instead using technology that can stop new and unknown programs from invading PCs.

Anti-spyware start-ups are rolling out proactive solutions that can stop new and unknown programs from invading PCs. Over time, anti-spyware software will likely evolve from threat-specific technologies into Host-based Intrusion Prevention Systems (HIPS) designed to protect desktops and laptops from a broad class of malware..."
[InformationWeek]






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