| Winners & losers in 2006
Editor's note: Oil prices, scandals and mergers all made news in 2006, but it was the ups and downs of the real estate market that hit American consumers where they live - literally. This is part of a series of business-related stories that cap one year and preview the next. Editor's Note: Oil prices, scandals and mergers all made news in 2006, but it was the ups and downs of the real estate market that hit American consumers where they live - literally. This is part of a series of business-related stories that cap one year and preview the next. Before 2006, if someone in the business world mentioned "backdated options," you'd be forgiven for thinking they were making a joke about Steve Jobs' necktie collection. But in 2006, the big losers were defined by the scandal that erupted over executives who received big paydays due to stock options backdated to low points in a company's stock price.
Max Secure Software Unviels Anti-Spyware Product
Max Secure Software has unveiled Max Spyware Detector 2.0, the anti-spyware software. The Max Spyware Detector can improve the detection of spyware by using smart scan proprietary technology that modifies how a computer is scanned, helping reduce scan time by up to 20 minutes during the second and forthcoming scans.
The Max Secure Software employs a dedicated database team which uses state-of-the-art spyware research methods to identify and resolve new spyware threats before they are widely distributed. The Max Spyware Detector has advanced blocking features which block ActiveX, browser header objects and tracking cookies. Customers can also block the bad websites or the websites they feel are not worth browsing. This feature also blocks the new spyware installations.
The Max Spyware Detector protects customers' privacy and provides them security by actively protecting them against the malicious processes, homepage hijackers and tracking cookies.
Free Anti-Virus Software From PC Tools
We know many consumers are being misled by rogue security companies providing bogus virus threat solutions. Consumers are misled into downloading these dubious products only to find they have loaded new viruses and spyware into their computers, said Michael Greene, vice president, product strategy, PC Tools.
The free version will provide onguard protection, smart updates, virus quarantines, logging of file scans and enhanced architecture.
We want to help consumers begin the New Year with added confidence that their security needs are met when they surf the Internet, Greene added. .
IS MALAWARE BEHIND UNSUSPECTING SITES?
Spyware and adware researcher Ben Edelman has wriiten in his report that Web sites with security certificates are not as safe as they claim to be. The sites that have the TRUSTe security Relevant Products/Services certificate are more likely to contain badware than Web sites without any security certification, he writes.Adware providers Direct-revenue and Webhancer are using TRUSTe certificates in order to form an image of trustworthiness Edelman claimed. The certificates maynot spell out the actual credibility of the site, he said.Direct-revenue has been charged legally by the New York Attorney General for its adware software. Edelman alleged that Webhancer often is installed without the user's consent.TRUSTe is a certification authority, an independent organisation that gives security certificates to Web sites.
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