State of NY Sues Spyware Firm
Thursday April 28, 2005
New York State Attorney General Eliot Spitzer has announced a lawsuit against Los Angeles-based Intermix Media, Inc. According to the AG's press release, the company is allegedly responsible for not ... Read More
Browser Hijacking
Tuesday April 26, 2005
Often accused of being drive-by downloads, these pesky Internet parasites can quickly take advantage of an improperly secured system, embedding themselves as a "browser help object" and redirecting you to ... Read More
'Researchware' Watches Where You Click
Thursday April 21, 2005
Is it spyware? Company says no; critics aren't so sure
It's just a small download, promoted as a free antivirus program. But the software is really designed to sit silently on ... Read More
What's Related.htm?
Monday April 18, 2005
Related.htm is possibly one of the most often reported 'spyware'. But just what is related.htm and is it really that bad? Find out in What's related.htm?
Windows System Registry
Sunday April 17, 2005
Behind the Windows graphical interface is a database workhorse that stores all the information about the operating system and associated software. In fact, more customization can be done via the ... Read More
Reading Email in Plaintext Only
Wednesday April 13, 2005
Plain text is clearly better, but how can you achieve it? These step-by-step guides show you how to configure Outlook and Outlook Express to read email in plain text only. ... Read More
Lottery Winner Scams
Monday April 11, 2005
Have you received an email claiming you've won the International Internet Lotto or some other never-before-heard-of lottery? Don't let your excitement or wishful thinking get in the way of your ... Read More
Why Plain is Better
Saturday April 9, 2005
When it comes to email, plain is clearly better. Find out why those pretty fonts in your email may be setting you up for spam, viruses, and phishing scams - ... Read More
Cheap Travel Credit Card Scam
Wednesday April 6, 2005
PandaLabs has issued an alert involving cheap travel sites that are really sites designed to steal your credit card info. Don't get taken by these scams - read the alert ... Read More
Windows Security: Still Patchy, With or Without SP2
Monday April 4, 2005
In his PC World tech blog, Editor in Chief Harry McCracken takes a hard look at why many - including myself - are reluctant to install Windows XP Service Pack ... Read More
Protecting the HOSTS File
Saturday April 2, 2005
The HOSTS file is the virtual equivalent of the phone company's directory assistance. Where directory assistance matches a person's name to a phone number, the HOSTS file maps domain names ... Read More