Kathie
09-07-2003, 09:58 AM
From PC world News Letter
The software industry generated a lot of news
this week--most of it
bad for users. For starters, there's a
proliferation of a new breed of
aggressive, undesirable Web applications dubbed
stealthware. These
annoying programs can sneak onto your hard drive
when you’re surfing.
As a result, icons may appear in the system tray
without warning,
pop-up ads run even when your browser isn't open,
or your browser
experiences mysterious changes. Here's where to
brush up on
stealthware:
Sneaky Apps Attack
More-aggressive applications are creeping onto
your hard drive,
serving you endless ads or resetting your
browser.
http://www.pcworld.com/news/article/0,aid,tk,dnWknd,112216,00.asp
Also this week, Symantec quietly increased
subscription renewal rates
for its entire line of security products, citing
the rising cost of
fighting viruses and other malicious code
worldwide. Subscription
renewal rates are jumping $5 on all Symantec
products. For example,
users of the popular $50 Norton AntiVirus
software will pay $19.95 for
each additional year they download virus
definitions.
Symantec Raises Subscription Rates
Security company ups renewal rates by $5 across
product line.
http://www.pcworld.com/news/article/0,aid,tk,dnWknd,112295,00.asp
No week of bad news is complete without a new
security hole from
Microsoft. The software giant is warning of
several flaws in its
ubiquitous Office products, the most serious of
which could let an
attacker take control of a user's computer. The
flaw, which was deemed
critical, affects Access, Excel, PowerPoint, and
Word in Microsoft
Office 97, 2000, and XP/2002; as well as Word 98,
Project 2000 and
2002, Publisher 2002, Visio 2000 and 2002, Works
Suite 2001, 2002, and
2003; plus several Microsoft Business Solutions
products. A patch is
available and Microsoft urges users to apply it
as soon as possible.
Microsoft Warns of Office Flaws
Security holes could allow an attacker to gain
control of your PC.
http://www.pcworld.com/news/article/0,aid,tk,dnWknd,112316,00.asp
The software industry generated a lot of news
this week--most of it
bad for users. For starters, there's a
proliferation of a new breed of
aggressive, undesirable Web applications dubbed
stealthware. These
annoying programs can sneak onto your hard drive
when you’re surfing.
As a result, icons may appear in the system tray
without warning,
pop-up ads run even when your browser isn't open,
or your browser
experiences mysterious changes. Here's where to
brush up on
stealthware:
Sneaky Apps Attack
More-aggressive applications are creeping onto
your hard drive,
serving you endless ads or resetting your
browser.
http://www.pcworld.com/news/article/0,aid,tk,dnWknd,112216,00.asp
Also this week, Symantec quietly increased
subscription renewal rates
for its entire line of security products, citing
the rising cost of
fighting viruses and other malicious code
worldwide. Subscription
renewal rates are jumping $5 on all Symantec
products. For example,
users of the popular $50 Norton AntiVirus
software will pay $19.95 for
each additional year they download virus
definitions.
Symantec Raises Subscription Rates
Security company ups renewal rates by $5 across
product line.
http://www.pcworld.com/news/article/0,aid,tk,dnWknd,112295,00.asp
No week of bad news is complete without a new
security hole from
Microsoft. The software giant is warning of
several flaws in its
ubiquitous Office products, the most serious of
which could let an
attacker take control of a user's computer. The
flaw, which was deemed
critical, affects Access, Excel, PowerPoint, and
Word in Microsoft
Office 97, 2000, and XP/2002; as well as Word 98,
Project 2000 and
2002, Publisher 2002, Visio 2000 and 2002, Works
Suite 2001, 2002, and
2003; plus several Microsoft Business Solutions
products. A patch is
available and Microsoft urges users to apply it
as soon as possible.
Microsoft Warns of Office Flaws
Security holes could allow an attacker to gain
control of your PC.
http://www.pcworld.com/news/article/0,aid,tk,dnWknd,112316,00.asp