TAG: Adware

Myspace Users Plagued by Identity Theft

27 Dec, 2006, 3:32 pm IST Priyanka Pradhan Services

Miscreants are stealing usernames and passwords to impersonate other users online and spam them with adware. More

Myspace Hit by QuickTime Worm

05 Dec, 2006, 4:30 pm IST Priyanka Pradhan Windows

MySpace has been bugged by a malicious QuickTime video file, which embeds itself on people's MySpace pages. More

zCodec is Adware in Disguise!

08 Sep, 2006, 6:02 pm IST Gaurav Seth Windows

According to anti-virus firm Panda Software, zCodec is actually an Adware program. More

Browzar Accused Of Being Adware In Disguise

04 Sep, 2006, 10:52 am IST Priyanka Pradhan Windows

The blogging community as well as internet experts have criticized Browzar, calling it adware because it directs web searches to online adverts. More

Yahoo! and Symantec tie up for internet security

25 Jul, 2006, 1:30 pm IST Priyanka Pradhan Windows

Yahoo! has tied up with security vendor Symantec to unveil a consumer internet security service. Yahoo! will now market the Norton Internet Security s... More

MySpace Adverts Infect Millions With Spyware

22 Jul, 2006, 1:00 pm IST Priyanka Pradhan Windows

The controversial social networking site, MySpace is in the news again, as more than a million Myspace users have fallen victim to malicious software ... More

Spyware Kits Sell for $15!

27 Mar, 2006, 11:18 am IST Sharon Khare

Security firm Sophos has discovered a Russian website that sells spyware kits.

The kits calle... More