| The Panda Software virus yearbook 2006
- The most moralistic. This award goes to the spyware Zcodec which, among other actions, monitors whether users access certain web pages with pornographic content. This may simply be a way of determining whether the user is a frequent visitor to these types of pages in order to send personalized advertising. On the other hand, perhaps the author of the spyware just has voyeuristic tendencies. - The worst job applicant. The Eliles.A worm sends out CVs all over the place. It even sends them out to users cell phones. It would seem that it has little confidence in its own job prospects. - The most sensationalist. Sensational headlines have always made an impact, now they are even being used by viruses. Of all those that appeared in 2006, Nuwar.A wins hands down with its declaration of the start of the Third World War.
Taking stock of winners and losers
In 2006, the big losers were defined by the scandal that erupted over executives who received big paydays from stock options backdated to low points in a company's stock price. In the winners' column, there were Internet whiz kids who made a billion, and some big surprises, including a disgraced banker who found redemption. WINNER: WARREN BUFFETT The world's second-richest man said this summer he would give away 85 percent of his fortune — about $37.4 billion worth of stock in Berkshire Hathaway, the company he runs — to five charitable foundations, with the greatest share, about $31 billion, going to the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, dedicated to improving health and education, especially in poor nations. Buffett, the billionaire investor and executive, said he never seriously considered doing anything with his $44 billion fortune except giving it all away.
European mailer society signs spyware charter
The Federation of European Direct and Interactive Marketing (FEDMA), a common-interest and self-regulatory body for junk mailers, cold callers and senders of unsolicited bulk email, has issued an anti-spyware code warning its members off using intrusive or deceptive technology. FEDMA represents the direct marketing industry, covering email, post, telephone and 'direct response' marketing, and its members include marketing associations from Australia, Canada and the United States as well as countries across Europe. The new charter aims to discourage members from using spyware as part of their information-gathering and advertising campaigns. Spyware tactics defined in the document include deceptive software installation, taking control of computers to send spam and malware, modifying browser and other settings, and hiding or otherwise becoming difficult to remove.
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