Spyware Warrior
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Waging the war against spywareen-us2004-09-04T12:49:53-08:00New Rogue Stopguard Causing Pop-ups and Hijacking
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Stopguard was recently added to the Rogue/Suspect Anti-Spyware Programs page. Eric Howes, author of the page, made these notes about Stopguard: aggressive advertising (1, 2); dubious corp. associations (1); false positives used as goad to purchase; poor scan reporting; no...Rogue Anti-spyware software and sitesSuzi2004-09-04T12:49:53-08:00US-CERT Urges All To Install XP SP2
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Security Improvements in Windows XP Service Pack 2 Original release date: August 30, 2004 Last revised: -- Source: US-CERT Systems Affected Microsoft Windows XP Overview Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2 (SP2) significantly improves your computer's defenses against attacks and...Security and PreventionSuzi2004-09-03T22:27:46-08:00SpywareBlaster Update on 08-27-04
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Sorry about the late notice here. 16 new items were added for a total of 3132 items in protection You can download SpywareBlaster here: http://www.javacoolsoftware.com/spywareblaster.html Be sure to use the update feature and enable all protection. The developer, Javacool now...Software UpdatesSuzi2004-08-31T22:46:46-08:00Spybot Search & Destroy Update
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Spybot Search & Destroy update on 08-30-04. Here is the list from the site: 2002-08-30 Dialer ++ NETZWELT_Plus ++ HOTXXX ++ PremiumHTML ++ EMSAT + WebDialer ++ Money Tree + MainPean ++ HotXXX + Webdialer ++ Casinopalazzo ++ unknown Dialer...Software UpdatesSuzi2004-08-31T22:37:10-08:00Ad-Aware SE Update
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A new definition file (SE1R6 30.08.2004) for Ad-Aware SE is now available. Here is a breakdown explaining what is included: Newly included definitions Several generic browser hijackers Trojan.Win32.Bizten Trojan.Win32.Ilka32 Updated definitions Bargain Buddy (1 variant) Claria (1 variant) CoolWebSearch (3...Software UpdatesSuzi2004-08-31T22:29:09-08:00Update on Privacy Tools 2004
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I blogged previously about PrivacyTools2004 and about the vendor's threat to distrubute spyware himself. Now it seems that a new version of the software has been released. The vendor, Ash1ey, posted on my forum that he included in the EULA:...Rogue Anti-spyware software and sitesSuzi2004-08-27T22:51:13-08:00User reports damage done by AdwareSpy false positives
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A user at the Wilders Security Forums reports When I run adware spy it tells me I have 398 objects to remove. When I remove them SWB tells me that 398 items are unchecked and not protected. When I check...Rogue Anti-spyware software and sitesSuzi2004-08-27T00:40:48-08:00US-CERT: Recognizing and Avoiding Spyware
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http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/tips/ST04-016.html Because of its popularity, the internet has become an ideal target for advertising. As a result, spyware, or adware, has become increasingly prevalent. When troubleshooting problems with your computer, you may discover that the source of the problem is...Security and PreventionSuzi2004-08-25T18:55:23-08:00Anti-Spyware Vendor Threatens to Distribute Spyware
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No, I'm not joking. I recently blogged about PrivacyTools2004, which was added to the Rogue/Suspect Anti-Spyware & Sites list due to the extraordinarily large number of false postives it produced, among other things. Yesterday Ash1ly, the admitted software vendor and...Rogue Anti-spyware software and sitesSuzi2004-08-23T23:46:02-08:00PCArmor - What's This?
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PCArmor was just discovered by Spyware Warrrior and added to the Suspect/Rogue Anti-spyware Programs & Sites list. PCArmor claims to be "the strongest spyware protection available". There are several reasons this application is supicious. There is no trial available -...Rogue Anti-spyware software and sitesSuzi2004-08-22T22:29:44-08:00Ad-Aware SE Update
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A new definition file (SE1R5 22.08.2004) for Ad-Aware SE is now available. Here is a breakdown explaining what is included: Newly included definitions CWS.SearchExtender IEHijacker.TopConverting IEHijacker.RealSearcher IEHijacker.SearchFast MyDailyHoroscope Softomate.MSHBar Win32.Keylogger.eXaMiNaToR.a Win32.trojandownloader.cabdialer Win32.downloader.ustimerz Updated definitions 404Search (+2 variants) Adintelligence.PeopleOnPage (+3 variants)...Software UpdatesSuzi2004-08-22T21:46:51-08:00Privacy Tools 2004 = False Positives Galore
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I personally downloaded and ran this program's free scan for the second time tonight. The list of false positives it generates is unbelievable. The first time I ran it on my older test computer, there were 19 objects found, all...Rogue Anti-spyware software and sitesSuzi2004-08-20T00:23:26-08:00MyNetProtector or MyNetInfector?
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I found a program called MyNetProtector in clickbank's affiliate programs listings yesterday. It claims to scan your system and remove spyware as well as to protect you from infections of all sorts. The homepage for the app has a bogus...Rogue Anti-spyware software and sitesSuzi2004-08-19T00:10:35-08:00Rogue Company Using Spyware Warrior Name in Google Ads
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I did a google search for spyware warrior tonight and found that a rogue company, PAL Solutions Ltd., is using the Spyware Warrior name in its ads. Click screenshot for larger image. By clicking the ad, this comes up: http://x.cb.kount.com/pop/1092804559/katy20.spywarerem/1/1/2/16772470/?...Spyware ScumbagsSuzi2004-08-17T22:05:26-08:00Anti-Spyware Software Updates
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SpywareBlaster update today inlcuded protection from 26 additional items listed below: Xpehbarn dialer - 5 variants; IELoader dialer; 123 Mania - 2 variants; MastaCase dialer; Central24 dialer; xxxtoolbar variant; BeginToSearch Bar; Tele Team Work dialer; Adult Conent dialer - several...Software UpdatesSuzi2004-08-16T21:42:22-08:00