Fortinet® -- the pioneer and leading provider of unified threat management UTM solutions -- today announced the top 10 most reported high-risk threats for May 2008. The strongest development of the month showed adware Vapsup flooding users with advertisements for rogue virus protection software. Vapsup jumped 42 positions to land...
NEW YORK -- A leading spyware-removal firm reported the amount of adware programs it found on consumer computers dropped in the first quarter. NEW YORK -- A leading spyware-removal firm reported the amount of adware programs it found on consumer computers dropped in...
Symantec Corp. (NASDAQ: SYMC) today announced it will host a webcast discussing the past, present, and projected future of spyware and adware. The one-hour webcast, titled "Spyware and Adware Fundamentals," will be held on Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2005, at 10 a.m. PST. Attendees can register at http://enterprisesecurity.symantec.com/content/webcastinfo.cfm?webcastid=200.
BOCA RATON, Fla. -- CyberGuard Corporation (Nasdaq:CGFW), a provider of proven, intelligent security solutions that protect business-critical assets for Global 2,000 organizations and government entities worldwide, has begun shipping a powerful new form of protection against an increasingly common Internet affliction: adware. Adware, a type of spyware, is technology that...
Programmers can distribute new software to online users either for a fee as shareware or bundle it with advertising banners and distribute it for free as adware. This paper study the programmers' choice between these two modes of distribution in the context of a model that take explicit account of...
CUPERTINO, Calif. -- Symantec Corp. (Nasdaq:SYMC), the global leader in information security, today announced that it has filed suit against Hotbar.com, Inc. The suit asks the court for a ruling supporting Symantec's right to detect certain Hotbar program files as adware and to empower customers with the ability to remove...
Symantec Corp. (NASDAQ: SYMC) today announced that it has reached a resolution in its dispute with Hotbar.com, Inc., and has dismissed its lawsuit against the company. Symantec filed a suit against the company in June 2005 asking the court for a ruling supporting Symantec's right to detect certain Hotbar...
BOULDER, Colo. -- Spyware staged a significant counterattack during the first quarter of 2006, according to latest State of Spyware report issued today by Webroot Software, the leading anti-spyware developer. A dramatic rise in the prevalence of adware combined with a significant increase in the most malicious types of Trojans...
Symantec Corp. (NASDAQ: SYMC) today announced Symantec DeepSight Threat Management System 7.0, the premier resource for personalized information about known and emerging vulnerabilities and current worldwide attack activity. Available later this month, Symantec DeepSight Threat Management System 7.0 now alerts customers to targeted attacks and is the first early...
NEW YORK -- Ben Edelman, a noted expert on Spyware, this week released a study comparing five leading file-sharing programs on Download.com: LimeWire, iMesh, Morpheus, eDonkey and Kazaa.
CUPERTINO, Calif. -- Barracuda Networks, Inc., the leading provider of enterprise-class spam firewall solutions, today launched the Barracuda Spyware Firewall, the first true comprehensive anti-spyware and Web filtering gateway appliance. The Barracuda Spyware Firewall combines preventative, reactive and proactive measures to form a complete anti-spyware solution for businesses of all...
LONDON & SAN MATEO, Calif. -- ScanSafe, the global leader in managed Web security, has released its latest Global Threat Report on Web filtering, spyware and viruses. According to an analysis of more than five billion Web requests in July, ScanSafe found that on average, up to one in 600...
FutureSoft, Inc., the Houston based maker of the DynaComm i:series Enterprise Content Security software family, today announced the release of DynaComm i:scan Version 4.0. This release includes significant enhancements designed to provide organizations with protection from a variety of security threats. DynaComm i:scan's ability to remotely scan and manage files...
SAN DIEGO -- ESET, a global security software company providing next-generation malware protection, today announced that their award-winning flagship product, NOD32, offers malware protection for x64 versions of Windows XP and Windows Server 2003. This release closes a critical security gap left by leading antivirus vendors whose products lack comprehensive...
BOULDER, Colo. -- Webroot Software, Inc., the leading provider of anti-spyware software for the enterprise, SMBs and consumers, will host a webinar to present the latest spyware data now available in Webroot's most recent quarterly State of Spyware report, which was released today. The webinar will be held on Thursday,...
Common Sense Media and Trend Micro Internet Safety for Kids & Families team-up to educate parents, educators and youth on both Web site age-appropriateness and Internet security issues. CUPERTINO, Calif., Aug. 26 /PRNewswire/ -- Trend Micro Incorporated , a global leader in Internet content security, and Common...