The *Only* Sure Way To Stop Spam (Langa)

Saturday, March 8th, 2008

With the holiday season here, the level of spam is going through the roof. This reader has correctly identified the one and only way to stop spam for good--- and it's not a filter, not legislation, and not anything exotic at all: "Hi Fred! I hear more and more news about ...

HijackThis And CWShredder Have Moved

Saturday, March 8th, 2008

Heads up for those who link to or recommend HijackThis, CWShredder, the Coolwebsearch Chronicles, or to any other file at http://www.spywareinfo.com/~merijn/. Merijn has his own web site now, located at http://www.merijn.org/. All of his files can now be found there. Here are the most common files accessed on his site. http://www.merijn.org/files/hijackthis.zip http://www.merijn.org/files/cwshredder.zip http://www.merijn.org/cwschronicles.html http://www.merijn.org/htlogtutorial.html

Open Letter To Dell Inc. From The Security Community

Saturday, March 8th, 2008

For Immediate Release. Please distribute as you see fit December 2, 2003 -- We in the antispyware, antivirus and security communities would like to express our disappointment with the new technical support policy in place at Dell Inc. Dell's new support policy does a disservice to its customers and puts everyone ...

Microsoft to Revamp Windows Security

Saturday, March 8th, 2008

Microsoft Corp. is preparing a series of major changes to the security capabilities in the Windows client and server platforms, and they will further lock down the company's flagship operating systems. In separate service packs due over the next six months, the Redmond, Wash., software developer plans to add several security ...

VX2.betterinternet and Bundleware Infestations on the Rise

Saturday, March 8th, 2008

"Over the past month, I have seen an increase in infestations by a group called Bundleware.com which with the signature of Ad-aware calling it VX2.BetterInternet objects. Until last night, I believed it was wrong to label Bundelware with the VX2 Transponder signature as their methods were different from what I ...