April 18, 2005
Anti-spyware warrior, Eric Howe, has some interesting points to make as he reminisces on the state of the spyware problem in The FTC Spyware Workshop: One Year Later
Hmmm... Eric's summary of the current state of things forgets to mention a recent survey indicating that 90% (9 in 10!) of PCs are infested with some kind of adware/malware/spyware.
I'm looking for a link to the news article... Ah... there it is!
Panda Software - Press release
Shameless plug: We just got the latest version of Panda Anti-Virus/Anti-spy in stock at Staples. And it really is an excellent product that's worth checking out.
One year ago this week (April 19 to be precise), the FTC hosted its Spyware Workshop: ... Unfortunately, the most significant developments in the year since the FTC workshop are all bad news for internet users.
Hmmm... Eric's summary of the current state of things forgets to mention a recent survey indicating that 90% (9 in 10!) of PCs are infested with some kind of adware/malware/spyware.
I'm looking for a link to the news article... Ah... there it is!
Panda Software - Press release
Glendale, CA - March 29, 2005 - Spyware is one of the most common security risks and directly affects user privacy. What’s more, it is one of the main reasons why users call internal technical support centers in companies. The data is surprising: according to a recent report compiled by the companies Webroot and Earthlink, 9 in 10 computers have spyware installed. This means that 90 percent of computers are affected by this type of malware. What’s more, an average of 25 spyware programs were installed on the computers studied. Similarly, data collected by Panda Software’s free online antivirus solution, Panda ActiveScan -the new version of which also detects spyware-, shows that 84 percent of the malware installed on computers is spyware.
Shameless plug: We just got the latest version of Panda Anti-Virus/Anti-spy in stock at Staples. And it really is an excellent product that's worth checking out.
