March 23, 2006 - 8:25 P.M.
Check the spyware blacklist
- IT TOPICS:Security
IT help desks might want to keep an eye on the running list of downloads full of spyware being compiled by a team of researchers from Harvard University and the University of Oxford. They call the project StopBadware. The initial roster of offenders includes four popular programs:
- KaZaA, a peer-to-peer program that "claims to have 'no spyware,' but is bundled with software that is considered spyware"
- MediaPipe, a download manager that "does not completely remove all components and 'obligations' during the uninstall process"
- SpyAxe, a software-removal tool that "is difficult to exit without purchasing the full version of the product"
- Waterfalls 3, a screen saver that "is bundled with a Trojan horse-like program and modifies other software without disclosure"
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Discovered via Wired Campus.
Story: Report identifies Kazaa, SpyAxe as malware
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