Five computer security firms (ICSA Labs, McAfee, Symantec, Thompson Cyber Security Labs and Trend Micro) are joining forces to tackle spyware.
Spyware has become a huge problem as many hi-tech criminals, advertisers and vandals use various techniques to sneak their software onto users' PCs without the users being aware.
Some spyware gets in via email, although the bulk is by means of visiting booby-trapped websites or by downloading programs from the internet.
Some spyware is simply a nuisance as it bombards users with pop-up adverts they did not ask for or services they would never use.
However, other spyware programs are explicitly criminal and aim to hijack computers or steal confidential information.
The work of the group will be collected on the spywaretesting.org website and the prime aim is to remove confusion about "the origins of spyware and effectiveness of tools used to remove it" according to Larry Bridwell from ICSA Labs.
Full story on BBC News
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Wednesday, February 01, 2006
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