Spyware found in Sears online community installation
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A service promising an online community delivers online tracking instead, say security experts.
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Software that promises users increased privacy while surfing the web has been accused of including adware.
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One page 10 of 2,971-word diatribe A Harvard researcher has accused one of America's biggest retailers of sneaking privacy-stealing spyware from ComScore onto customers' machines.â¦
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Visit a Russian porn site using IE 6, risk a spyware installation.
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AgainstHate writes &quot;Netcraft has released an Anti-Phishing Toolbar that provides detailed information about the website you are visiting (sites&#39; hosting location, country, longevity and popularity) at all times to help users to validate fraudulent URLs.
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Microsoft last week warned Windows XP users to scour their systems for spyware before downloading Service Pack 2. An Associated Press report quoted Microsoft executives saying some spyware could cause computers to freeze upon installation.
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Sears Holdings is facing a class-action lawsuit after&#160;making the purchase history of its customers public&#160;on its Managemyhome.com Web site.
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Do-it-yourself phishing kits are being made available for download free of charge from the internet, security watchers have warned.
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After a security firm revealed that a popular Facebook third-party application contained a Zango spyware download, the social network has removed it--1.5 million installs later.
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A new software tool from WholeSecurity Inc. can spot fraudulent Web sites used in online cons known as "phishing" scams, according to a statement from the company.
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Security experts warn of banner ads with a bad attitude--and a link to malicious code. Also: Phishers, be gone.
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InfoWorld - Sears Holdings has taken part of its Managemyhome.com Web site offline following revelations that the site was making customers' purchasing histories publicly available.
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Hackers get what they want Sears Roebuck and Co. is taking more flack from privacy advocates who say the retailer's websites don't adequately protect customer privacy.â¦
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England-based Netcraft - an Internet services company, has released an anti-phishing toolbar that provides detailed information about the websites you are visiting at all times to help users validate fraudulent URLs.
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Another low-end PC hit the market today, this time it is a machine by Mirus equipped with Freespire 2.0, available at Sears' online shop for $185.
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Worried about catching viruses, spyware, or other malicious software while surfing the Web?
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What's the best remedy for this obnoxious software installed without PC users' notice? Here are assessments of five popular anti-spyware utilities, three free and two that sell for $30.-For The Post