Directory: Spyware 03-04-17-SJMerc-InternetUsersHaveToolsToProtectThemselves.txt 03-05-14-Wired-MS-NGSCB-UsersCanOptOut.txt 03-06-17-SenJudiciary-TheDarkSideOfP2P.txt 03-08-04-PCWorld-SachsInterview-DHSCyberExec.txt 03-11-11-SJMerc-20YearsOfViruses.txt 03-11-19-CNETNew-SpywareBecomingBiggerProblem.txt 03-12-17-FinTimes-KeyloggerStealsInfoFromKinkosPublicUseComputers.txt 03-12-28-WashPost-SpamSpywareVirusesAndWorms.txt 03-12-29-InfoWeek-P2PSpywareProliferates.txt 04-01-05-InfoWeek-CybersecurityThreatsWontLetUp.txt 04-01-11-WashPost-HoneypotsCatchEvilDoers.txt 04-02-09-WSJ-InternetSafety.txt 04-02-23-EWeek-CongressToReviewTechAgenda.txt 04-02-26-PCWorld-SenatorsIntroduceAntiSpywareLaw.txt 04-03-04-CNETNews-StatesWorkOnAntiSpywareLaws.txt 04-03-04-NewSci-SpywareMayBeSecurityWeakSpot.txt 04-03-13-ECommTimes-ProblemsMayDoomPasswords.txt 04-03-29-CompWorld-InsideSymantecSecurityOpsCenter.txt 04-04-07-TechRev-PureSWActWouldMandateLabeling.txt 04-04-16-Earthlink-SpyAudit-DoYouHaveSpywareOnYourMachine.txt 04-04-16-Earthlink-SpyAuditScansForSpywareResults.txt 04-04-19-WashPost-FTCToLookCloserAtSpyware.txt 04-05-13-WashPost-StateAntiSpywareLawsCouldPromptFederalAction.txt 04-06-24-NetWorld-USHouseCommitteePassesAntiSpywareBill.txt 04-06-25-SJMerc-ScobVirusSpreadsThroughInfectedWebsites.txt 04-06-30-USACMWashUpdate-USACMRecommendsChangesToDMCA.txt 04-07-23-InfoWorld-SurveyShowsEnterpriseSecurityIsShaky.txt 04-09-00-ACMNetWorker-TheStateOfSecurityAndSpywareOnTheInternet.txt 04-09-01-PCWorld-CanCongressStopSpyware.txt 04-09-02-SJMerc-MSWarnsSpywareCouldFoulUpSP2Update.txt 04-09-22-SJMerc-DG-CalifAntiSpywareBillLacksTeeth.txt 04-10-00-Bendleman-ClaritaAdwareLicenseAgreement56PagesLong.txt 04-10-04-ITProf-DefiningSpywareLevelsOfRisk.txt 04-10-24-SJMerc-ThreeBillsToCurbSpywareIntroduced.txt 04-10-25-SJMerc-CourtOrdersSpamKingToDisableSpyware.txt 04-10-25-SJMerc-SecurityForHomeInternetUsersWeak.txt 04-10-31-USACM-FTCFilesComplaintAgainstMajorSpywareVendor.txt 04-11-28-SJMerc-ClariaAdwareRaisesIssues.txt 04-11-30-ZDNetBlogs-KazaaHas2509AdwareFiles.txt 05-02-00-Kazaa-SharmansNoSpywareCommitment.txt 05-02-10-eWeek-VirusAttacksMSAntiSpywareSystem.txt 05-02-10-SJMerc-VirusAttacksMSAntiSpywareSystem.txt 05-02-15-SJMerc-MSAnnouncesFreeAntiSpywareProgram.txt 05-03-00-ACMNetWorker-AMacProfessionalExperienceWindowsSpyware.txt 05-03-00-ACMNetWorker-WarOnSpywareHasBegun.txt 05-03-10-ITWorld-SenateRepublicansSetTechPoicyGoals.txt 05-03-10-Wired-USHouseCommitteePassesAntiSpywareBill.txt 05-03-14-CNETNews-CompromisedComputersThreatenInternet.txt 05-04-15-WashPost-ProgressOnAntiSpywareBill.txt 05-04-28-Intermix-NewYorkAGFilesSuitAgainstIntermixOverSpyware.txt 05-04-28-NYDeptOfLaw-NewYorkAGFilesSuitAgainstIntermixOverSpyware.txt 05-04-28-SJMerc-NewYorkAGFilesSuitAgainstIntermixOverSpyware.txt 05-05-06-SJMerc-NYAGSpitzerTakesOnSpyware.txt 05-05-24-WashPost-USHousePassesAntspywareBills.txt 05-05-31-USACM-USHousePassesTwoSpywareBills.txt 05-07-01-BroadbandReports-MSDongradesClariaDetections.txt 05-07-01-ShnBeltBlog-MSSetsClariaSWToIgnoreInAntiSpyware.txt 05-07-17-NYT-CorruptedPCsDiscardedInsteadOfCleaned.txt 05-08-00-CACM-AFrameworkForSpywareAssessment.txt 05-08-00-CACM-AnExperimentInTheResultsSpywareOfSpywareInfection.txt 05-08-00-CACM-AnIntroductionToSpyware.txt 05-08-00-CACM-ComputerUsersNotGenerallyAwareOfSpyware.txt 05-08-00-CACM-DeceptiveBehaviorsThatOffendUsMostAboutSpyware.txt 05-08-00-CACM-DependenceOnNetworksAndInternetAllowsProliferationOfSpyware.txt 05-08-00-CACM-DeterminingHowBestToConvinceUsersToAdoptAntispywareSolutions.txt 05-08-00-CACM-MostUsersLostAboutPreventingOrRemovingSpyware.txt 05-08-00-CACM-PrivacyMoreThanPerformanceCriticalFactorInSpywareSensitities.txt 05-08-00-CACM-Spyware-InternetNuisanceOrPublicMenace.txt 05-08-00-CACM-SpywarePolicy-GlobalEffortAndNotAllSpywareIsBad.txt 05-08-00-CACM-SpywarePosesMultipleThreatsToSecurity.txt 05-08-00-CACM-SpywareWasInevitable.txt 05-08-00-CACM-WebBrowsingHabitsInfluenceDisseminationOfSpyware.txt 05-09-01-ITArch-BehaviorBasedTechnologiesEliminateNeedForSignaturesToStopSpyware.txt 05-09-30-USACM-CyberCrimeOnRise.txt 05-10-25-Stanford-CourtAllowsAntispywareLawsuitBecauseEULAWasNotDisplayed.txt 05-11-21-CNETNews-SonyDRMRaisesComputerControlIssues.txt 05-11-30-USACM-SonyRootkitControversy-SenateSpywareBillAdvance.txt 05-12-15-CNETNews-BillWouldIncreaseFTCPolicingOnNet.txt 05-12-21-SJMerc-TexasExpandsSpywareSuitAgainstSonyBMG.txt 05-12-27-PCWorld-SpywareDataSecurityAndTelecomOnCongress2006Agenda.txt 06-01-03-SysInt-AntiSpywareProgramsPayForRemoval.txt 06-01-25-FedCompWeek-Panel-CybercrimeWillIncrease.txt 06-01-25-SJMerc-StopBadSWCoalitionToIdentifyCompanies.txt 06-01-25-WashPost-StopBadSWCoalitionToIdentifyCompanies.txt 06-02-02-UWash-SpywarePosesSignificantThreat.txt 06-02-07-SCMag-UnivWashResearchersWarnOfSpywareEpidemic.txt 06-02-27-NYT-KeyloggingProgramsBecomingGreaterThreat.txt 06-04-04-AP-NYAGSuesDirectRevenueOverSpyware.txt 06-05-00-ACMInteractions-HumanComputerInterfacesCanPromoteSecurity.txt 06-05-04-AP-USCourtOrdersSpywareSupplierToPay4Million.txt 06-05-21-AP-AntiSpywareMakerNotWorriedAboutMS.txt 06-06-06-LWeinstein-WindowsXPUpdateMayBeClassifiedAsSpyware.txt 06-06-12-MS-WindowsMaliciousSoftwareRemovalTool-ProgressMade.txt 06-07-13-TechNewsWorld-SpammersNowUsingSpyware.txt 06-07-17-BusWeek-SpywareCompaniesPlotToHijackYourComputer.txt 06-08-09-AP-GoogleWarnsUsersAboutMaliciousWebsites.txt 06-09-04-eWeek-ExperimentalMaliciousCodeZapperForBrowser.txt 06-09-11-AP-AOLOffersUsersInsuranceAgainstIDTheftAndComputerDamage.txt 07-02-12-CompWorld-WillSpamVirusesAndBotnetsDestryTheInternet.txt 07-02-12-StanfordCIS-PolicyPerspectivesOnFightingSpyware.txt 07-02-15-AP-TRUSTeCertifiesFirstDownloadableProgramsAsSafe.txt 07-03-18-CNET-LawmakersVowNotToLetAntiSpywareBillDie.txt 07-05-11-USACM-SpywareLegislationApprovedByUSHouseCommittees.txt 07-05-22-AP-USHousePassesBillToCombatSpywareAndOtherScams.txt 07-06-04-AP-SearchTermsRelatedToMusicAndTechMostLikelyToReturnSitesWithMaliciousCode.txt 07-06-14-FBI-HowToKeepYourComputerSafeWhileOnline.txt 07-06-29-ChronHigherEd-CanInternetBeSavedFromConstantThreats.txt 07-07-03-USACM-SpywareLegislationWOuldDefineZombieComputers.txt 07-08-02-DarkReading-EUFundsProjectToAnalyzeMalwareSources.txt ==========> 03-04-17-SJMerc-InternetUsersHaveToolsToProtectThemselves.txt========== http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/siliconvalley/5653230.htm Posted on Thu, Apr. 17, 2003 Privacy protection INTERNET USERS HAVE MANY TOOLS AVAILABLE TO HOLD INVADERS AT BAY By Michael Bazeley Mercury News These are sobering times for Internet users who value their privacy. ==========> 03-05-14-Wired-MS-NGSCB-UsersCanOptOut.txt========== http://www.wired.com/news/print/0,1294,58822,00.html Is Palladium Getting a Bad Rap? By Michelle Delio 02:00 AM May. 14, 2003 PT According to Microsoft, a flood of FUD -- spooky rumors intended to cause fear, uncertainty and doubt -- are swirling around its Next Generation Secure Computing Base. ==========> 03-06-17-SenJudiciary-TheDarkSideOfP2P.txt========== http://www.senate.gov/~hatch/index.cfm?FuseAction=Statements.Detail&PressRelease _id=205148&Month=6&Year=2003 June 17th, 2003 Contact: Margarita Tapia, 202.224.5225 JUDICIARY STATEMENT: "THE DARK SIDE OF A BRIGHT IDEA" Will Persional and National Security Risks of P2P Networks Compromise the Promise of P2P Networks? ==========> 03-08-04-PCWorld-SachsInterview-DHSCyberExec.txt========== http://www.pcworld.com/news/article/0,aid,111883,00.asp Three Minutes With Marcus Sachs Homeland security exec describes his goals for truly trustworthy software and defending the Internet. Andrew Brandt, PCWorld.com Monday, August 04, 2003 Marcus Sachs is helping develop the Department of Homeland Security's Cyber Program. The nascent division will eventually be the central government's point ==========> 03-11-11-SJMerc-20YearsOfViruses.txt========== http://www.silicon.com/software/security/0,39024655,39116851,00.htm The virus at 20: Two decades of malware November 11 2003 by Will Sturgeon Birthday 'best wishes' will be few and far between at this party... This week marks the 20th anniversary of the very first computer virus. To mark the occasion, Will Sturgeon spoke to some of the industry's leading crusaders in the battle against malware... ==========> 03-11-19-CNETNew-SpywareBecomingBiggerProblem.txt========== http://news.com.com/2100-1032-5108965.html 'Spyware' steps out of the shadows By John Borland Staff Writer, CNET News.com http://news.com.com/2100-1032-5108965.html Story last modified November 19, 2003, 4:00 AM PST Late in July, an e-mail that hit employee in-boxes at a British credit card and ==========> 03-12-17-FinTimes-KeyloggerStealsInfoFromKinkosPublicUseComputers.txt========== http://search.ft.com/search/article.html?id=031217000751 FEATURES - TECHNOLOGY: The spies who come in through the keys By Scott Morrison Financial Times; Dec 17, 2003 It is known simply as the Kinko'scase. But in the world of computer security it represents a serious threat to privacy that is putting individual internet users and companies at risk of losing control of their most sensitive information. ==========> 03-12-28-WashPost-SpamSpywareVirusesAndWorms.txt========== http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A33688-2003Dec27.html Big Intrusions, Tiny Pictures and Patented Problems By Rob Pegoraro Sunday, December 28, 2003; Page F07 This is the year the Internet officially stopped being fun. The festering problems of spam, spyware, viruses, worms and pop-ups boiled over, making the online experience merely annoying at best, financially and emotionally destructive at worst. ==========> 03-12-29-InfoWeek-P2PSpywareProliferates.txt========== http://www.informationweek.com/story/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=17100254 Security: From Bad To Worse? A TruSecure security study says additional threats from peer-to-peer file-sharing software and spyware could make 2004 even tougher for businesses than 2003. By Gregg Keizer, TechWeb News, InformationWeek Dec. 29, 2003 As difficult as 2003 was for businesses battling security problems, next year ==========> 04-01-05-InfoWeek-CybersecurityThreatsWontLetUp.txt========== http://www.informationweek.com/story/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=17100340 Security Threats Won't Let Up Attacks on business networks are expected to grow As use of spyware increases. The good news? As risk increases, companies are paying attention. By George V. Hulme, InformationWeek Jan. 5, 2004 Last year was a bad one for information-security professionals. This year is likely to be even worse. ==========> 04-01-11-WashPost-HoneypotsCatchEvilDoers.txt========== http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A5056-2004Jan9.html We Can Trap More Crooks With a Net Full of Honey By Michael Schrage Sunday, January 11, 2004; Page B01 The site looks temptingly authentic. Its pictures are graphic, the kind that would immediately appeal to a pedophile. A customer cruising the Net for kiddie porn would want to double-click to see more. But wait. Before he touches the mouse, he's compelled to ask himself: Is this online offer for real? Or is this ==========> 04-02-09-WSJ-InternetSafety.txt========== # "The Net: Safety, Blogs and Protocols" Wall Street Journal (02/09/04) P. R3; Wingfield, Nick; Mangalindan, Mylene; Swisher, Kara Uncertainty abounds when the topic is the immediate future of the Internet, and while the subject is debated regularly on email lists, Web sites, and discussion groups, corporations and individuals will have a hand in shaping the technology. Hackers have stepped up their attacks, prompting concerns from security experts that a major attack is on the horizon, but terrorism concerns have given government agencies and companies more of an incentive to shore up ==========> 04-02-23-EWeek-CongressToReviewTechAgenda.txt========== http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,4149,1539542,00.asp Congress to Review Tech Agenda February 23, 2004 By Caron Carlson Congress faces a relatively brief session this year, with the autumn election portending a timely adjournment, but several IT issues will demand lawmakers' attention. The top contenders will be cyber-security, Internet taxes and spyware. ==========> 04-02-26-PCWorld-SenatorsIntroduceAntiSpywareLaw.txt========== http://www.pcworld.com/news/article/0,aid,114999,00.asp Anti-Spyware Law Proposed Senators urge making spyware harder to install, easier to eject. Adrienne Newell, Medill News Service Thursday, February 26, 2004 WASHINGTON, D.C. -- A handful of tech-savvy senators are tackling the growing problem of spyware with a proposed law that would make it harder for sites to inflict the invasive programs on unwitting users, and easier for the recipients ==========> 04-03-04-CNETNews-StatesWorkOnAntiSpywareLaws.txt========== http://news.com.com/2100-1024_3-5170263.html States join spyware battle By John Borland Staff Writer, CNET News.com Story last modified March 4, 2004, 4:34 PM PST The drive to control "spyware" and other software that hijacks personal computers without owners' permission is spreading to state legislatures, turning up pressure on PC pests. ==========> 04-03-04-NewSci-SpywareMayBeSecurityWeakSpot.txt========== http://www.newscientist.com/news/news.jsp?id=ns99994745 Lurking "spyware" may be a security weak spot 17:27 04 March 04 NewScientist.com news service One in twenty computers with an internet connection may be harbouring unwanted "spyware" programs that can record a user's computer use, generate nuisance pop-up ads and may pose a security risk, suggests a US study. ==========> 04-03-13-ECommTimes-ProblemsMayDoomPasswords.txt========== http://www.ecommercetimes.com/perl/story/33103.html The End of Passwords By Elizabeth Millard E-Commerce Times March 13, 2004 "The way passwords are used is dangerous right now," said Michael Wood, vice president of sales at Lavasoft, a firm that produces anti-spyware software. He told the E-Commerce Times that he often hears stories about individuals gaining ==========> 04-03-29-CompWorld-InsideSymantecSecurityOpsCenter.txt========== http://www.computerworld.com/securitytopics/security/story/0,10801,91629,00.html ?SKC=home91629 Frontline Defenders An inside look at how one of Symantec's security operations centers protects clients from cyberattacks. News Story by Dan Verton MARCH 29, 2004 (COMPUTERWORLD) - It's three o'clock on a Friday afternoon, and Tim Hillyard is monitoring an ongoing cyberintrusion into the network of a ==========> 04-04-07-TechRev-PureSWActWouldMandateLabeling.txt========== http://www.technologyreview.com/articles/wo_garfinkel040704.asp The Pure Software Act of 2006 100 years ago, Congress passed a law requiring honest labeling of food and drugs. Now the time has come to do the same for software. By Simson Garfinkel The Net Effect April 7, 2004 Spyware is the scourge of desktop computing. Yes, computer worms and viruses ==========> 04-04-16-Earthlink-SpyAudit-DoYouHaveSpywareOnYourMachine.txt========== http://www.earthlink.net/spyaudit/ April 16, 2004 Do you have spyware on your machine? Find out now—FREE! When you browse the Web, spyware programs can sneak onto your computer. As a result, Web sites can track your browsing habits, corrupt your data, or even steal your identity. To scan your PC for spyware, just run a quick EarthLink Spy Audit.* This free ==========> 04-04-16-Earthlink-SpyAuditScansForSpywareResults.txt========== http://www.earthlink.net/spyaudit/press/ Industry experts suggest that these types of programs may infect up to 90 percent of all Internet-connected computers. Typically, spyware arrives bundled with freeware or shareware, through email or instant message, or by someone with access to a user’s computer. April 16, 2004 Latest Results (1/1/04 - 3/31/04) Results compiled from Webroot's SpyAudit program and EarthLink Spy Audit. ==========> 04-04-19-WashPost-FTCToLookCloserAtSpyware.txt========== http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A22514-2004Apr18.html FTC to Look Closer at 'Spyware' Privacy Experts Warn of Dangers to Unwitting Consumers By Yuki Noguchi Washington Post Staff Writer Monday, April 19, 2004; Page A04 A relatively new kind of software that resides in many computers and tracks its users' Web-surfing habits or triggers pop-up advertisements has come under ==========> 04-05-13-WashPost-StateAntiSpywareLawsCouldPromptFederalAction.txt========== http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A24746-2004May13.html States Speed up Spyware Race By David McGuire washingtonpost.com Staff Writer Thursday, May 13, 2004; 5:13 PM State lawmakers' eagerness to crack down on Internet "spyware" could force the federal government to move sooner than expected to pass its own law, despite misgivings in the Bush administration and among technology executives. ==========> 04-06-24-NetWorld-USHouseCommitteePassesAntiSpywareBill.txt========== http://www.nwfusion.com/news/2004/0624housecommi.htmlHouse committee approves spyware bill By Grant Gross IDG News Service, 06/24/04 A U.S. House committee voted Thursday to approve legislation intended to protect consumers against spyware over objections from some lawmakers that the bill may force new regulations on legitimate software. ==========> 04-06-25-SJMerc-ScobVirusSpreadsThroughInfectedWebsites.txt========== http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/siliconvalley/9012987.htm Posted on Fri, Jun. 25, 2004 Web infection may be aimed at stealing financial data San Jose Mercury News NEW YORK (AP) - A computer virus designed to steal valuable information like passwords spread Friday through a new technique that converted popular Web sites into virus transmitters. ==========> 04-06-30-USACMWashUpdate-USACMRecommendsChangesToDMCA.txt========== ================================================ ACM Washington Update Vol. 8.6 (June 30, 2004) ================================================ [1] USACM RECOMMENDS CHANGES TO THE DMCA TO PERMIT RESEARCH AND DISCUSSION In a submission to the Congressional Internet Caucus, USACM raised concerns about the chilling effect the DMCA is having on cybersecurity research and the ability of technologists to discover and fix dangerous bugs in code, to analyze and stop malicious code and ==========> 04-07-23-InfoWorld-SurveyShowsEnterpriseSecurityIsShaky.txt========== http://www.infoworld.com/article/04/07/23/30FEsecurityreportmain_1.html The shaky state of enterprise security The 2004 InfoWorld Security Survey shows IT managers are worried about the effectiveness of their security systems, with good reason By Paul F. Roberts, IDG News Service July 23, 2004 InfoWorld Faced with a seemingly endless onslaught of virulent Internet worms, spam, and e-mail scams, less than half of IT professionals report strong confidence in ==========> 04-09-00-ACMNetWorker-TheStateOfSecurityAndSpywareOnTheInternet.txt========== Putting it together: The state of security on the internet Win Treese September 2004 netWorker, Volume 8 Issue 3 How bad is security on the Internet? It seems that almost every day we see reports about new malicious software, and that's just in the popular media. In the specialized news of the computer security world, it's nearly impossible to keep up with the flood of detail about new viruses, worms, spam, spyware, or other attacks against computers on the network. ==========> 04-09-01-PCWorld-CanCongressStopSpyware.txt========== http://www.pcworld.com/news/article/0,aid,117646,00.asp Can Anything Stem the Spyware Tide? Spyware problems continue to rise. Congress is stepping up to the plate--but will its efforts be more effective than CAN-SPAM? Anush Yegyazarian, PC World Wednesday, September 01, 2004 This summer, a group of malicious hackers took advantage of a serious hole in Internet Explorer (what else is new?). In response, Microsoft told users to set ==========> 04-09-02-SJMerc-MSWarnsSpywareCouldFoulUpSP2Update.txt========== http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/siliconvalley/9565886.htm Posted on Thu, Sep. 02, 2004 San Jose Mercury News Microsoft warns spyware could foul up security update SEATTLE (AP) - Though Microsoft Corp.'s new security update package is all about protecting systems from worms, viruses and spyware, it can't do much about what's already on computers -- and that could pose a problem. ==========> 04-09-22-SJMerc-DG-CalifAntiSpywareBillLacksTeeth.txt========== http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/siliconvalley/9728446.htm Posted on Wed, Sep. 22, 2004 Anti-spyware bill lacks teeth; Schwarzenegger should veto it By Dan Gillmor Mercury News Technology Columnist When is a proposed anti-spyware law actually the invaders' friend? Easy: When California's legislature gets finished doing the bidding of corporate interests. ==========> 04-10-00-Bendleman-ClaritaAdwareLicenseAgreement56PagesLong.txt========== http://www.benedelman.org/spyware/claria-license/ Claria License Agreement Is Fifty Six Pages Long Benjamin Edelman - Spyware Research, Legislation, and Suits The length of Claria's license agreement, as embodied in certain third-party software such as Kazaa, make the license especially difficult to review and understand. ==========> 04-10-04-ITProf-DefiningSpywareLevelsOfRisk.txt========== "Understanding Spyware: Risk and Response" IT Professional (10/04) Vol. 6, No. 5, P. 25; Ames, Wes The evolution of spyware may be outpacing that of spyware countermeasures, but a recently identified profit potential will drive the maturation of countermeasures and close the gap between the threat and the solution, provided that IT professionals become familiar with spyware's operational mechanisms. Spyware comes in three flavors, each of which carries its own level of user risk: The simplest spyware iteration, basic cookie identification, allows returning users to be recognized by one specific Web site and associated with ==========> 04-10-24-SJMerc-ThreeBillsToCurbSpywareIntroduced.txt========== http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/siliconvalley/10003156.htm Posted on Sun, Oct. 24, 2004 3 measures aim to curb spyware RELIEF LIKELY, BUT DON'T EXPECT A QUICK FIX By Dan Lee Mercury News Last year Congress took on spam. This year it's spyware. ==========> 04-10-25-SJMerc-CourtOrdersSpamKingToDisableSpyware.txt========== http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/siliconvalley/10010269.htm Posted on Mon, Oct. 25, 2004 'Spam King' Ordered to Disable Spyware Associated Press San Jose Mercury News CONCORD, N.H. - A federal judge has ordered a man known as the "Spam King" to disable so-called spyware programs that infiltrate people's computers, track their Internet use and flood them with pop-up advertising. ==========> 04-10-25-SJMerc-SecurityForHomeInternetUsersWeak.txt========== http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/siliconvalley/10007411.htm Posted on Mon, Oct. 25, 2004 Security for Internet Users Deemed Weak TED BRIDIS Associated Press WASHINGTON - Internet users at home are not nearly as safe online as they believe, according to a nationwide inspection by researchers. They found most consumers have no firewall protection, outdated antivirus software and dozens ==========> 04-10-31-USACM-FTCFilesComplaintAgainstMajorSpywareVendor.txt========== =================================================== ACM Washington Update Vol. 8.9 (October 31, 2004) =================================================== [4] DOMESTIC AND INTERNATIONAL UPDATE ON PRIVACY ISSUES In a new move to crack down on the proliferation of spyware, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) recently filed a complaint in the U.S. District Court of New Hampshire against a major spyware operation. According to the FTC complaint, the spyware operation was involved in hijacking ==========> 04-11-28-SJMerc-ClariaAdwareRaisesIssues.txt========== http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/siliconvalley/10288470.htm Posted on Sun, Nov. 28, 2004 The king of adware CLARIA AT CENTER OF ETHICS DEBATE ON INTERNET ADS By Dan Lee Mercury News Claria is a company some just love to hate. ==========> 04-11-30-ZDNetBlogs-KazaaHas2509AdwareFiles.txt========== http://blogs.zdnet.com/ip-telephony/index.php?p=98 11/30/2004 I’ve just installed Kazaa-Skype, and I’ve got 2,509 adware files -Posted by russell.shaw @ 4:06 pm (PDT) After temporarily disarming my PestPatrol anti-spyware program, I downloaded and installed the free version of the new Kazaa-Skype package today. Then, around 10 a.m. Pacific Time, I fired my PestPatrol back up. Right now, it ==========> 05-02-00-Kazaa-SharmansNoSpywareCommitment.txt========== http://www.kazaa.com/us/help/new_nospy.htm Sharman's No Spyware Commitment * Kazaa does NOT install or delete software from your computer without your permission. * Kazaa does NOT contain software that gathers personally identifiable information about you. * Kazaa and its partners securely process any credit card or transaction information you may give. ==========> 05-02-10-eWeek-VirusAttacksMSAntiSpywareSystem.txt========== http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1759,1763560,00.asp Trojan Targets Microsoft's AntiSpyware Beta By Matthew Broersma February 10, 2005 eWeek Malicious programmers are already sharpening their claws on Microsoft Corp.'s anti-spyware software, even before the application's official release. ADVERTISEMENT ==========> 05-02-10-SJMerc-VirusAttacksMSAntiSpywareSystem.txt========== http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/siliconvalley/10869199.htm Posted on Thu, Feb. 10, 2005 Microsoft investigating attack on anti-spyware system San Jose Mercury News REDMOND, Wash. (AP) - Microsoft Corp. is investigating a malicious program that attempts to turn off the company's newly released anti-spyware software for Windows computers. ==========> 05-02-15-SJMerc-MSAnnouncesFreeAntiSpywareProgram.txt========== http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/siliconvalley/10905579.htm Posted on Tue, Feb. 15, 2005 Microsoft will make antispyware free San Jose Mercury News SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Stepping up its fight against computer threats at the risk of alienating security businesses, Microsoft Corp. announced Tuesday it will give away a program to combat privacy-stealing and PC-clogging spyware and other virtual pests. ==========> 05-03-00-ACMNetWorker-AMacProfessionalExperienceWindowsSpyware.txt========== Editorial: A very bad sequel Ken Korman March 2005 netWorker, Volume 9 Issue 1 Upon arrival in Texas for a recent holiday visit with my family, I was surprised to find my brother's normally sedate suburban household under attack by shadowy and malicious forces. The two-year-old PC shared by all five members of my brother's immediate family had sputtered to a halt thanks to an intractable spyware problem. Repeated house calls by a Windows specialist had ==========> 05-03-00-ACMNetWorker-WarOnSpywareHasBegun.txt========== Spyware be gone! Aaron Weiss March 2005 netWorker, Volume 9 Issue 1 With awareness building and new strategies in place, the war on intrusive applications has finally begun The times they are a-changing: White is the new black. Thirty is the new 20. And spyware is the new spam—with a dash of virus mixed in for good measure. (Of ==========> 05-03-10-ITWorld-SenateRepublicansSetTechPoicyGoals.txt========== http://www.itworld.com/Man/2681/050310techpolicy/ Senate Republicans set high-tech policy goals IDG News Service 3/10/05 IT World Grant Gross, IDG News Service, Washington Bureau U.S. Senate Republicans want to pass patent reform, a permanent Internet tax moratorium and a permanent research and development tax credit in the next two years, members of the Senate Republican High Tech Task Force (HTTF) said ==========> 05-03-10-Wired-USHouseCommitteePassesAntiSpywareBill.txt========== http://www.wired.com/news/politics/0,1283,66848,00.html Revised Spyware Bill Moves Ahead By Michael Grebb Wired 02:00 AM Mar. 10, 2005 PT WASHINGTON -- A key committee in the U.S. House of Representatives unanimously approved anti-spyware legislation Wednesday that includes revisions designed to make the bill more palatable to business interests. ==========> 05-03-14-CNETNews-CompromisedComputersThreatenInternet.txt========== http://news.com.com/Zombie+PCs+being+sent+to+steal+IDs/2100-7349_3-5616202.htmlZ ombie PCs being sent to steal IDs Zombie PCs being sent to steal IDs By Robert Lemosl CNET News Story last modified Mon Mar 14 13:31:00 PST 2005 Bot nets, collections of compromised computers controlled by a single person or group, have become more pervasive and increasingly focused on identity theft ==========> 05-04-15-WashPost-ProgressOnAntiSpywareBill.txt========== http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A55744-2005Apr15.html Congress Moving to Tackle Spyware Problem By David McGuire washingtonpost.com Staff Writer Friday, April 15, 2005; 7:33 AM An anti-spyware bill could clear the U.S. House of Representatives as early as next week, but final legislation is not expected to be sent to the White House until disagreements about what qualifies as "spyware" are ironed out by key ==========> 05-04-28-Intermix-NewYorkAGFilesSuitAgainstIntermixOverSpyware.txt========== Published: 4/28/05 Intermix Media, Inc. Issues Statement on Action of Office of New York State Attorney General Thursday April 28, 11:19 am ET LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 28, 2005--The following statement was issued by Intermix Media, Inc. (AMEX: MIX - News) on April 28, 2005 in response to the civil complaint filed by the Office of the New York State Attorney ==========> 05-04-28-NYDeptOfLaw-NewYorkAGFilesSuitAgainstIntermixOverSpyware.txt========== http://www.oag.state.ny.us/press/2005/apr/apr28a_05.html STATE SUES MAJOR "SPYWARE" DISTRIBUTOR Department of Law 120 Broadway New York, NY 10271 Department of Law The State Capitol Albany, NY 12224 ==========> 05-04-28-SJMerc-NewYorkAGFilesSuitAgainstIntermixOverSpyware.txt========== http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/siliconvalley/11513031.htm Posted on Thu, Apr. 28, 2005 Spitzer files spyware suit against Intermix San Jose Mercury News ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) - New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer sued a major Internet marketer Thursday, blaming it for secretly installing software that delivers nuisance pop-up advertisements and can slow and crash personal computers. ==========> 05-05-06-SJMerc-NYAGSpitzerTakesOnSpyware.txt========== http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/siliconvalley/11583583.htm Posted on Fri, May. 06, 2005 San Jose Mercury News Will battling spyware be Spitzer's next crusade? ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) - The windowless, cluttered 10-by-15-foot storeroom on the third floor of a Manhattan government building seems an unlikely setting for Attorney General Eliot Spitzer's next big thing. ==========> 05-05-24-WashPost-USHousePassesAntspywareBills.txt========== http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/05/23/AR2005052302000. html House Approves Spyware Penalties By David McGuire washingtonpost.com Staff Writer Tuesday, May 24, 2005; 12:32 AM The House of Representatives on Monday night approved two measures designed to punish Internet scammers who install "spyware" on people's computers without ==========> 05-05-31-USACM-USHousePassesTwoSpywareBills.txt========== ============================================================= ACM Washington Update Vol. 9.5 31 May 2005 ============================================================= [8] HOUSE PASSES TWO SPYWARE BILLS Spyware legislation has made it to the top of Congress' agenda. Last week the House of Representatives passed two pieces of spyware legislation. In ==========> 05-07-01-BroadbandReports-MSDongradesClariaDetections.txt========== http://www.broadbandreports.com/forum/remark,13793423 edit: Saturday July 2nd, @02:50AM MS Downgrades Claria Detections Broadband Reports Several sources have now confirmed that Microsoft downgraded its detections of Claria's adware products in the latest update (#5731) to Microsoft AntiSpyware released today. Where Microsoft AntiSpyware used to detect Claria's products and present users with a "Recommended Action" of "Quarantine," following ==========> 05-07-01-ShnBeltBlog-MSSetsClariaSWToIgnoreInAntiSpyware.txt========== http://sunbeltblog.blogspot.com/2005/07/microsoft-sets-claria-to-ignore.html Friday, July 01, 2005 Microsoft sets Claria to "Ignore" (Thanks Eric Howes at SpywareWarrior for the image) A post on BroadBand reports by Eric Howes is reporting that a number of Claria programs are set to a default action of “Ignore” in Microsoft Antispyware. What this means is that while Microsoft Antispyware will still find Claria ==========> 05-07-17-NYT-CorruptedPCsDiscardedInsteadOfCleaned.txt========== http://www.nytimes.com/2005/07/17/technology/17spy.html July 17, 2005 Corrupted PC's Find New Home in the Dumpster By MATT RICHTEL and JOHN MARKOFF NY Times SAN FRANCISCO, July 15 - Add personal computers to the list of throwaways in the disposable society. ==========> 05-08-00-CACM-AFrameworkForSpywareAssessment.txt========== Spyware: A framework for spyware assessment Merrill Warkentin, Xin Luo, Gary F. Templeton August 2005 Communications of the ACM, Volume 48 Issue 8 The formulation of spyware policy must be a global effort and should reflect an understanding that not all spyware is bad. One of the most challenging problems confronting the IT community is responding to the threat of spyware. Recent research, legislative actions, and policy ==========> 05-08-00-CACM-AnExperimentInTheResultsSpywareOfSpywareInfection.txt========== Spyware: Busting the ghost in the machine Kirk P. Arnett, Mark B. Schmidt August 2005 Communications of the ACM, Volume 48 Issue 8 This article describes an attempt to infect two new Dell WindowsXP-SP2 PCs (named Grease and Grime) with spyware and examines the results of the spyware infections. Each PC carried Symantec Antivirus 8.1.0.125, Spyware Doctor 3.1 (Doc), Spybot Search and Destroy 1.3 (SSD), and Sandra 2005 software, but no inoculation options were active during the infection and examination processes. ==========> 05-08-00-CACM-AnIntroductionToSpyware.txt========== Spyware: Introduction Thomas F. Stafford August 2005 Communications of the ACM, Volume 48 Issue 8 Anyone who has ever dealt with spyware knows the irritation of lost bandwidth, the frustration of commandeered machine processor cycles, the innumerable pop-up ads and spam trails that result from an infestation. It is indeed a threat to computer security, and yet the sort of maladaptive software application spyware represents is supported by just the sort of wink-and-a-nod ==========> 05-08-00-CACM-ComputerUsersNotGenerallyAwareOfSpyware.txt========== Spyware: Spyware: a view from the (online) street Robin Poston, Thomas F. Stafford, Amy Hennington August 2005 Communications of the ACM, Volume 48 Issue 8 A recent America Online survey of its "street-level" users indicates a great tolerance of spyware, with little motivation to take any specific action to solve the problem. There are indications of late that the use of anti-spyware software is on the ==========> 05-08-00-CACM-DeceptiveBehaviorsThatOffendUsMostAboutSpyware.txt========== Spyware: The deceptive behaviors that offend us most about spyware Neveen Farag Awad, Kristina Fitzgerald August 2005 Communications of the ACM, Volume 48 Issue 8 Before effective legislation against spyware can be drawn, lawmakers and vendors must understand what users find most deceptive and offensive about this stealth software. "One of the biggest challenges a computer owner can face is getting rid of ==========> 05-08-00-CACM-DependenceOnNetworksAndInternetAllowsProliferationOfSpyware.txt========== Spyware: Spyware: a little knowledge is a wonderful thing Mark B. Schmidt, Kirk P. Arnett August 2005 Communications of the ACM, Volume 48 Issue 8 With the increased dependence on networks and the near ubiquitous availability of the Internet, there is a new paradigm in place for the proliferation of spyware, viruses, and other malware. In fact, much attention has been given to spyware in popular literature with reports from multiple sources indicating that spyware has perhaps reached 90% home user PCs [2]. ==========> 05-08-00-CACM-DeterminingHowBestToConvinceUsersToAdoptAntispywareSolutions.txt========== Spyware: Investigating factors affecting the adoption of anti-spyware systems Younghwa Lee, Kenneth A. Kozar August 2005 Communications of the ACM, Volume 48 Issue 8 Like any IT innovation, determining how best to convince users to adopt it is half the battle. Such is the case for anti-spyware solutions. Spyware is the latest epidemic security threat for Internet users. There are various types of spyware programs (see Table 1) creating serious problems such ==========> 05-08-00-CACM-MostUsersLostAboutPreventingOrRemovingSpyware.txt========== Spyware: What do consumers really know about spyware? Xiaoni Zhang August 2005 Communications of the ACM, Volume 48 Issue 8 Most users know spyware is "out there," but are woefully lost when it comes to preventing it or removing it. Technology has revolutionized information collection and distribution to the point where marketers have expanded and implemented new technologies to enable ==========> 05-08-00-CACM-PrivacyMoreThanPerformanceCriticalFactorInSpywareSensitities.txt========== Spyware: Why do people hate spyware? Lee A. Freeman, Andrew Urbaczewski August 2005 Communications of the ACM, Volume 48 Issue 8 Privacy, more than performance, proves the more critical factor in spyware sensitivities. Few people or corporations believe spyware is beneficial to the computing experience, but this issue has not been well studied [6]. This assertion is ==========> 05-08-00-CACM-Spyware-InternetNuisanceOrPublicMenace.txt========== Spyware: Is spyware an Internet nuisance or public menace? Qing Hu, Tamara Dinev August 2005 Communications of the ACM, Volume 48 Issue 8 Why are so many users seemingly complacent about the presence of spyware on their PCs? Research findings suggest several factors influence users to take action against it. Recent media attention to spyware [2, 5, 7, 8] has brought to light the blunt ==========> 05-08-00-CACM-SpywarePolicy-GlobalEffortAndNotAllSpywareIsBad.txt========== Spyware: A framework for spyware assessment Merrill Warkentin, Xin Luo, Gary F. Templeton August 2005 Communications of the ACM, Volume 48 Issue 8 The formulation of spyware policy must be a global effort and should reflect an understanding that not all spyware is bad. One of the most challenging problems confronting the IT community is responding to the threat of spyware. Recent research, legislative actions, and policy ==========> 05-08-00-CACM-SpywarePosesMultipleThreatsToSecurity.txt========== Spyware: Why spyware poses multiple threats to security Roger Thompson August 2005 Communications of the ACM, Volume 48 Issue 8 Spyware is becoming a relentless onslaught from those seeking to capture and use private information for their own ends. Spyware is annoying and negatively impacts the computing experience. Even worse, there are real and significant threats to corporate and even national security from those who use and abuse spyware. ==========> 05-08-00-CACM-SpywareWasInevitable.txt========== Spyware: Spyware was inevitable Steve Gibson August 2005 Communications of the ACM, Volume 48 Issue 8 That which begins as minor nuisances and curiosities enabled by the subversion of new technological capabilities has always evolved into invasive problems once someone has found a way to profit from their application. Early email chain letters and "cc: broadcasts" were mere annoyances to early ==========> 05-08-00-CACM-WebBrowsingHabitsInfluenceDisseminationOfSpyware.txt========== Spyware: Web browsing and spyware intrusion Sudhindra Shukla, Fiona Fui-Hoon Nah August 2005 Communications of the ACM, Volume 48 Issue 8 The Web browsing habits of users influence the dissemination of spyware and—with enough savvy—will play a critical role in fighting it. Spyware poses serious privacy and security issues to users of e-commerce and m-commerce [3, 5, 8]. Microsoft claims that half of all computer crashes ==========> 05-09-01-ITArch-BehaviorBasedTechnologiesEliminateNeedForSignaturesToStopSpyware.txt========== http://www.itarchitect.com/shared/article/showArticle.jhtml;jsessionid=CCX3Q3OAY DZGKQSNDBGCKH0CJUMEKJVN?articleId=169500325&classroom= Anti-Spyware Gets HIP By Andrew Conry-Murray 09/01/2005 12:00 AM EST IT Architect Promise: Anti-spyware vendors are developing behavior-based detection technologies that prevent spyware from reaching enterprise desktops without the ==========> 05-09-30-USACM-CyberCrimeOnRise.txt========== ============================================================= ACM Washington Update Vol. 9.9 30 September 2005 ============================================================= [5] CYBERCRIME ON THE RISE A recent Internet security report revealed significant increases in Internet related crime, or cybercrime. The report, released by Symantec Corp., examined ==========> 05-10-25-Stanford-CourtAllowsAntispywareLawsuitBecauseEULAWasNotDisplayed.txt========== http://cyberlaw.stanford.edu/packets/vol_3_no_1/003459.shtml Court allows class action against spyware companies for loss of productivity and damage to user’s computers Stanford Center for the Internet and Society Oct. 25, 2005 Stephen Sotelo has brought a class action complaint alleging trespass to personal property, consumer fraud, unjust enrichment, negligence, and computer tampering against a cluster of spyware producers: DirectRevenue LLC, ==========> 05-11-21-CNETNews-SonyDRMRaisesComputerControlIssues.txt========== http://news.com.com/Who+has+the+right+to+control+your+PC/2100-1029_3-5961609.htm l Who has the right to control your PC? By John Borland Staff Writer, CNET News.com Published: November 21, 2005, 4:00 AM PST Sony BMG Music Entertainment opened a rather ugly can of worms when it started selling copy-protected compact discs that planted so-called rootkit software on ==========> 05-11-30-USACM-SonyRootkitControversy-SenateSpywareBillAdvance.txt========== ============================================================= ACM Washington Update Vol. 9.11 30 November 2005 ============================================================= [6] SONY ROOTKIT STIRS CONTROVERSY, WHILE SENATE SPYWARE BILL ADVANCES Sony BMG Music Entertainment became a center of attention this month when it was revealed by security researcher Mark Russinovich that the ==========> 05-12-15-CNETNews-BillWouldIncreaseFTCPolicingOnNet.txt========== http://news.com.com/Senate+panel+approves+more+Net-policing+powers/2100-1028_3-5 996703.html Senate panel approves more Net-policing powers By Anne Broache CNET Networks, Story last modified Thu Dec 15 09:35:00 PST 2005 The Federal Trade Commission would gain expanded policing powers and could share information about spammers and other miscreants with foreign governments ==========> 05-12-21-SJMerc-TexasExpandsSpywareSuitAgainstSonyBMG.txt========== http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/siliconvalley/13458853.htm Posted on Wed, Dec. 21, 2005 Texas expands spyware lawsuit against Sony BMG Mercury News AUSTIN (AP) - Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott expanded his lawsuit against Sony BMG Music Entertainment on Wednesday, alleging that a second form of anti-piracy technology used by the label violates the state's spyware and deceptive trade practices laws. ==========> 05-12-27-PCWorld-SpywareDataSecurityAndTelecomOnCongress2006Agenda.txt========== http://www.pcworld.com/news/article/0,aid,124086,00.asp Congress Ready to Tackle Tech Issues in 2006 Spyware, data security, and telecom reform will be on the agenda next year. Grant Gross, IDG News Service Tuesday, December 27, 2005 WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Congress will face a broad range of technology-related issues, including communications law reform and data-privacy issues, when it returns to work in 2006. ==========> 06-01-03-SysInt-AntiSpywareProgramsPayForRemoval.txt========== http://www.sysinternals.com/Blog/ Mark's Sysinternals Blog Tuesday, January 03, 2006 The Antispyware Conspiracy Since the release of the first antivirus products many people have believed in a conspiracy theory where antivirus companies generate their own market by paying virus writers to develop and release viruses. I don’t subscribe to that theory and trust the major security vendors, but recent trends show that ==========> 06-01-25-FedCompWeek-Panel-CybercrimeWillIncrease.txt========== http://www.fcw.com/article92085-01-25-06-Web Panel: Cybercrime will grow in 2006 BY Michael Arnone Published on Jan. 25, 2006 Federal Computer Week Cybersecurity crime increased dramatically in 2005, and 2006 promises even more incidents, a panel of federal cybersecurity experts said Jan. 24. ==========> 06-01-25-SJMerc-StopBadSWCoalitionToIdentifyCompanies.txt========== http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/siliconvalley/13709131.htm Posted on Wed, Jan. 25, 2006 Shining a light on shady software ALLIANCE PLANNING TO IDENTIFY HARMFUL PROGRAMS AND SITES By Michael Bazeley Mercury News A coalition of academics, consumer advocates and technology firms is taking aim at malicious software, launching a site today that it hopes will help protect ==========> 06-01-25-WashPost-StopBadSWCoalitionToIdentifyCompanies.txt========== # "Internet Coalition Sets Up Anti-'Badware' Site" Washington Post (01/25/06) P. D4; Mohammed, Arshad The Stop Badware Coalition, which consists of Google and institutes at Harvard and Oxford universities, today will announce the launch of an anti-spyware campaign designed to counteract the spread of malicious computer programs that have the ability to steal personal information, spy on users who are Web surfing, and overcrowd computers with pop-up ads. The coalition will have a Web site, www.stopbadware.org, that catalogs programs that are dangerous to users so they can know if a program is harmful before downloading it. Companies that ==========> 06-02-02-UWash-SpywarePosesSignificantThreat.txt========== http://www.uwnews.org/article.asp?articleID=22331 Feb. 2, 2006 Spyware poses a significant threat on the Net, according to new study CONTACT: Rob Harrill rharrill@u.washington.edu 206-543-2580 University of Washington Office of News and Information Spyware is alive and well on the Internet. That's the overall message of a new study by University of Washington computer ==========> 06-02-07-SCMag-UnivWashResearchersWarnOfSpywareEpidemic.txt========== http://www.scmagazine.com/uk/news/article/539750/us-academics-warn-spyware-epide mic-poses-significant-threat/ Academics warn of 'significant threat' of spyware epidemic William Eazel 7 Feb 2006 10:13 SC Magazine The extensive proliferation of covert and malicious spyware is posing an increasingly significant threat for internet users, a comprehensive new study by University of Washington computer scientists warned today. ==========> 06-02-27-NYT-KeyloggingProgramsBecomingGreaterThreat.txt========== http://www.nytimes.com/2006/02/27/technology/27hack.html?_r=1&oref=slogin February 27, 2006 Cyberthieves Silently Copy Your Passwords as You Type By TOM ZELLER Jr. The New York Times Most people who use e-mail now know enough to be on guard against "phishing" messages that pretend to be from a bank or business but are actually attempts to steal passwords and other personal information. ==========> 06-04-04-AP-NYAGSuesDirectRevenueOverSpyware.txt========== http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/siliconvalley/news/editorial/14261205.htm Posted on Tue, Apr. 04, 2006 Spitzer sues major Net ad company over alleged 'spyware' ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) - New York's attorney general sued another Internet pop-up advertising company Tuesday, accusing it of secretly installing malicious programs on personal computers and sending ads through ``spyware'' that is already installed. ==========> 06-05-00-ACMInteractions-HumanComputerInterfacesCanPromoteSecurity.txt========== HCI and security: Firefighters and engineers Ka-Ping Yee May 2006 interactions, Volume 13 Issue 3 Computer security can be described in two different ways: keeping users away from dangerous things, or enabling users to do useful things safely. The former perspective is attack-oriented; the latter is task-oriented. In the attack-oriented mindset, users trudge along a dark path through the ==========> 06-05-04-AP-USCourtOrdersSpywareSupplierToPay4Million.txt========== http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/siliconvalley/news/editorial/14502078.htm Posted on Thu, May. 04, 2006 Court orders spyware operator to pay $4 million CONCORD, N.H. (AP) - A federal court has ordered a man who was at the center of the nation's first ``spyware'' case to give up $4 million in ill-gotten gains. Sanford Wallace was accused by the Federal Trade Commission of running an operation that infected computers with software that caused flurries of pop-up ==========> 06-05-21-AP-AntiSpywareMakerNotWorriedAboutMS.txt========== http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/siliconvalley/news/editorial/14630042.htm Posted on Sun, May. 21, 2006 Anti-spyware leader unfazed by Microsoft CATHERINE TSAI Associated Press BOULDER, Colo. - For millions of PC users, the privacy-snatching programs known as spyware have been nothing but a headache as they swipe personal information, slow systems to a crawl and crash computers. For Webroot Software Inc., the ==========> 06-06-06-LWeinstein-WindowsXPUpdateMayBeClassifiedAsSpyware.txt========== http://lauren.vortex.com/archive/000178.html Lauren Weinstein's Blog, June 05, 2006 Update vs. Spyware Windows XP Update May Be Classified As "Spyware" Greetings. There have been some murmurs about this in other forums, but since I've now independently verified I figured I'd better report here. A recent Microsoft update to Windows XP, which modifies the tool that verifies ==========> 06-06-12-MS-WindowsMaliciousSoftwareRemovalTool-ProgressMade.txt========== http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=47DDCFA9-645D-4495-9EDA -92CDE33E99A9&displaylang=en Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool: Progress Made, Trends Observed Brief Description A White Paper from the Microsoft Antimalware Team This report provides an in-depth perspective of the malware landscape based on the data collected by the MSRT, and highlights the impact that the MSRT has had in reducing the impact of malware on Windows users. On This Page ==========> 06-07-13-TechNewsWorld-SpammersNowUsingSpyware.txt========== http://www.technewsworld.com/story/51709.html Threats From Hackers 'Converging,' Researchers Say By Gene J. Koprowski ECommerce Times News Network, 07/13/06 5:00 AM PT "We have seen more evidence of spammers employing spyware to make their campaigns more effective," said Mark Sunner, chief technology officer, MessageLabs. "This leaves businesses with the increasingly complex challenge of securing company data and intellectual property without sacrificing important ==========> 06-07-17-BusWeek-SpywareCompaniesPlotToHijackYourComputer.txt========== http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/06_29/b3993001.htm Business Wek, JULY 17, 2006 The Plot To Hijack Your Computer They watch you surf the Web. They plague you with pop-up ads. Then they cripple your hard drive Consumers have strong opinions about Direct Revenue's software. "If I ever meet anyone from your company, I will kill you," a person who identified himself as James Chang said in an e-mail to Direct Revenue last summer. "I will f------ ==========> 06-08-09-AP-GoogleWarnsUsersAboutMaliciousWebsites.txt========== http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/siliconvalley/news/editorial/15236054.htm Posted on Wed, Aug. 09, 2006 Google warns about malicious sites NEW YORK (AP) - Google is issuing this warning to people who try to click on links to sites with spyware and other malicious code: ``The site you are about to visit may harm your computer!'' Users can search again, learn more about malicious code at the site ==========> 06-09-04-eWeek-ExperimentalMaliciousCodeZapperForBrowser.txt========== http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1895,2011765,00.asp Microsoft Research Builds 'BrowserShield' By Ryan Naraine eWeek, September 4, 2006 Microsoft researchers are experimenting with an automatic code zapper for the company's Internet Explorer Web browser. Researchers at the Redmond, Wash., company have completed work on a prototype ==========> 06-09-11-AP-AOLOffersUsersInsuranceAgainstIDTheftAndComputerDamage.txt========== http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/siliconvalley/business/technology/15494310.htm Posted on Mon, Sep. 11, 2006 AOL to offer insurance to subscribers, ANICK JESDANUN, Associated Press NEW YORK - Free insurance coverage for identity theft and computer damage is among the premium security offerings AOL is making available to its dwindling base of paying subscribers. The move, which AOL said it would announce to its members Tuesday, follows last ==========> 07-02-12-CompWorld-WillSpamVirusesAndBotnetsDestryTheInternet.txt========== http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&taxonomy Id=16&articleId=279934&intsrc=hm_topic Spam, viruses, botnets: Can the Internet be saved? Gary Anthes February 12, 2007 (Computerworld) Advances in IT over the decades have come mostly in small increments — Release 2.3 yields to 2.4, transistors shrink a few more nanometers, Ethernet gets another speed boost, bugs are fixed, and algorithms get tweaked. That kind of evolutionary approach has served users ==========> 07-02-12-StanfordCIS-PolicyPerspectivesOnFightingSpyware.txt========== The Center for Internet and Society and The Stanford Law and Technology Association present Fighting Spyware: A Policy Perspective Alissa Cooper, Center for Democracy and Technology Monday, February 12, 2007 http://cyberlaw.stanford.edu/node/5163 Computer users are increasingly finding spyware programs on their computers that they did not know were installed and that they cannot uninstall, that ==========> 07-02-15-AP-TRUSTeCertifiesFirstDownloadableProgramsAsSafe.txt========== http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/siliconvalley/news/editorial/16703641.htm Posted on Thu, Feb. 15, 2007 TRUSTe group certifies first group of downloadable programs as safe NEW YORK (AP) - An organization that monitors Web site privacy and e-mail practices for businesses has certified eight computer programs as consumer-friendly and non-invasive. The list includes Save 4.0 from WhenU.com, a company that previously drew ==========> 07-03-18-CNET-LawmakersVowNotToLetAntiSpywareBillDie.txt========== http://news.com.com/Politicians+press+for+antispyware+law+yet+again/2100-1028_3- 6167595.html Politicians press for antispyware law yet again By Anne Broache, CNET Networks, Mar 18 19:36:48 PDT 2007 WASHINGTON--Members of the U.S. House of Representatives vowed Thursday not to let a bill aimed at curbing spyware die for a third time. Leaders of a House Energy and Commerce subcommittee focused on consumer ==========> 07-05-11-USACM-SpywareLegislationApprovedByUSHouseCommittees.txt========== http://www.acm.org/usacm/weblog/index.php?p=503 USACM, May 11, 2007 Spyware Legislation Approved by Committees In the last two weeks, two different spyware bills have been approved by two different House committees. On Thursday, the House Energy and Commerce Committee approved HR 964, the Securely Protect Yourself Against Cyber Trespass Act, or the SPY Act. This ==========> 07-05-22-AP-USHousePassesBillToCombatSpywareAndOtherScams.txt========== http://www.siliconvalley.com/latestheadlines/ci_5959477 House approves legislation to combat Internet spyware, other scams Associated Press, 05/22/2007 12:50:27 PM PDT WASHINGTON - The House passed legislation Tuesday to combat the criminal use of Internet spyware and scams aimed at stealing personal information from computer users. Spyware, said bill sponsor Rep. Zoe Lofgren, D-Calif., "is one of the biggest ==========> 07-06-04-AP-SearchTermsRelatedToMusicAndTechMostLikelyToReturnSitesWithMaliciousCode.txt========== http://www.siliconvalley.com/news/ci_6057100 Study: Music, tech search terms riskiest, but search engines slightly safer overall Associated Press, 06/04/2007 07:12:30 AM PDT NEW YORK - Search terms related to music and technology are most likely to return sites with spyware and other malicious code, a new study finds. Some 42 percent of the results using the term "screensavers," for example, led ==========> 07-06-14-FBI-HowToKeepYourComputerSafeWhileOnline.txt========== http://www.fbi.gov/cyberinvest/protect_online.htm How to Protect Your Computer FBI [Accessed June 14, 2007] The same advice parents might deliver to young drivers on their first solo journey applies to everyone who wants to navigate safely online. A special agent in our Cyber Division offered the following: - "Don't drive in bad neighborhoods." ==========> 07-06-29-ChronHigherEd-CanInternetBeSavedFromConstantThreats.txt========== Can the Internet Be Saved? Chronicle of Higher Education (06/29/07) Vol. 53, No. 43, P. A25; Fischman, Josh The Internet is bowing under constant pressure from spam, malware, mobile devices, a lack of security, and spotty connections, and the National Science Foundation officially launched the Global Environment for Network Innovations (GENI) project to reinvent the Net in May. The biggest problem with the Internet is security, and at the root of this problem is the lack of authenticated identity and the erroneous assumption that every network insider is to be trusted; Princeton professor Larry L. Peterson thinks one solution is ==========> 07-07-03-USACM-SpywareLegislationWOuldDefineZombieComputers.txt========== ============================================================= ACM Washington Update Vol. 11.6 July 3, 2007 ============================================================= SPYWARE LEGISLATION WOULD DEFINE ZOMBIES Senator Mark Pryor (D-AR) introduced S. 1625, the Counter Spy Act, earlier this month. The bill joins other legislation (H.R. 964 and H.R. 1525) that ==========> 07-08-02-DarkReading-EUFundsProjectToAnalyzeMalwareSources.txt========== http://www.darkreading.com/document.asp?doc_id=130677 Worldwide Malware Study Set for Launch Three-year study to be funded by European Union, corporations Tim Wilson, Site Editor, Dark Reading AUGUST 2, 2007 | LAS VEGAS -- Black Hat USA -- A group of researchers has been given a $7.1 million grant by the European Union and corporate sponsors to correlate malware data and find out more about its sources around the globe.