Spyware

Spyware is a new strand of malicious software (or malware), annoying, and capable of robbing computer users all over the world. Spyware emerged in recent years to "entertain" computer users. This emergence coincided with a sea change in the world of mainstream computer attackers that shifted their focus from having fun at somebody else's expense to making money at somebody else's expense. Find more information about Spyware, Anti-Virus software and security software at O'Reilly Media.

Microsoft's Solution to Spyware Problem: Reformat - O'Reilly Windows ...

By Preston Gralla

Microsoft has been making much of its newfound focus on security, but a top Microsoft official now says spyware has become so insidious that businesses need to invest in a new solution -- tools to automatically reformat hard disks and...

[Publish Date: April 05, 2006]

Steve Gibson (SpinRite creator, Anti-Spyware pioneer) "liking the Mac" - ...

By Todd Ogasawara

One of my destination podcasts (one I try to listen to regularly) is Security Now hosted by Leo Laporte and Steve Gibson. Steve is the creator of the SpinRite disc recovery utility for the PC, anti-spyware pioneer, and former Infoworld...

[Publish Date: August 23, 2006]

Does PC Tools Tell Lies About Windows Defender? - O'Reilly Windows ...

By Preston Gralla

PC Tools is touting a new study that claims Windows Defender can't detect nearly half the spyware threats it encounters. But the company glosses over two facts: The study was in fact paid for by PC Tools; and a beta...

[Publish Date: February 21, 2007]

Frequently Asked Mac OS X Leopard Question: The Virus Question - Off the ...

From Mac OS X Leopard: The Missing Manual Doesn't running Windows on my Mac mean that I'll be exposed to the nightmare world of viruses and spyware, just like the rest of the Windows world? As a matter of fact,...

[Publish Date: December 06, 2007]

Microsoft Gets Anti-Spyware Right - Sort Of - O'Reilly Windows DevCenter Blog

By Preston Gralla

Microsoft's new AntiSpyware tool may be the best spyware-killer out there. But when it comes to combating spyware, Microsoft has everything backwards.

[Publish Date: January 10, 2005]

Bad News on the Spyware Front - O'Reilly Windows DevCenter Blog

By Preston Gralla

You think spyware is bad now? How about spyware that targets Firefox, or that spreads via RSS?

[Publish Date: June 14, 2005]

Is Google to Blame for Spyware? - O'Reilly Windows DevCenter Blog

By Preston Gralla

If you trace the source of many of the ads delivered by 180solutions, which many consider spyware, you'll come to an unlikely place --- Google. Is Google abetting the spyware scourge?

[Publish Date: May 23, 2005]

Will the Supreme Court Help Kill Spyware? - O'Reilly Windows DevCenter Blog

By Preston Gralla

The Supreme Court ruling against file-sharing software was clearly wrongheaded, but an odd byproduct of the decision may be that there will be less spyware in the world.

[Publish Date: June 28, 2005]

Symantec says: No viruses for the Mac - O'Reilly Mac DevCenter Blog

By Todd Ogasawara

This past Tuesday was Patch Tuesday for Windows XP users like me. There were also a bunch of anti-spyware, anti-virus, and a bunch of other stuff that had me rebooting my Windows PCs a bunch of times over the past...

[Publish Date: July 14, 2006]

Microsoft Releases Spyware Removal Program - O'Reilly ONLamp Blog

By Ming Chow

A very interesting way for Microsoft to start off the new year.

[Publish Date: January 06, 2005]

Microsoft To Become a Big-Time Spyware Vendor? - O'Reilly Windows DevCenter

By Preston Gralla

Why is Microsoft negotiating to buy the often-critized adware maker Claria?

[Publish Date: July 05, 2005]

Spyware Targets Only Windows Users - O'Reilly Windows DevCenter Blog

By Preston Gralla

Anti-spyware maker Webroot Software has just confirmed what Windows users have long known: Spyware is a Windows-only phenomenon.

[Publish Date: October 13, 2004]