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FYI…
- http://www.eweek.com/print_article2/0,2533,a=139988,00.asp
November 26, 2004
"Computer Associates International Inc. has launched a list of the worst spyware threats as part of a new program to combat unwanted software "pests." At the top of that list: the peer-to-peer application Kazaa…
The other top threats are Ezula's TopText reference tool, which installs ads on a user's machine; Adopt.Hotbar.com, which tracks Web usage patterns; GameSpy Arcade, which installs adware; and Download Accelerator Plus, which carries out actions such as changing browser settings, displaying popunder ads and transmitting information to a Web site without the user's permission. The most rapidly spreading pests were Gator/GAIN/Claria and Grokster…"
>>> http://www3.ca.com/securityadvisor/pest/
- http://www.eweek.com/print_article2/0,2533,a=139988,00.asp
November 26, 2004
"Computer Associates International Inc. has launched a list of the worst spyware threats as part of a new program to combat unwanted software "pests." At the top of that list: the peer-to-peer application Kazaa…
The other top threats are Ezula's TopText reference tool, which installs ads on a user's machine; Adopt.Hotbar.com, which tracks Web usage patterns; GameSpy Arcade, which installs adware; and Download Accelerator Plus, which carries out actions such as changing browser settings, displaying popunder ads and transmitting information to a Web site without the user's permission. The most rapidly spreading pests were Gator/GAIN/Claria and Grokster…"
>>> http://www3.ca.com/securityadvisor/pest/