Articles Archive for 30 June 2009

USAntispy
Posted in Information and Removal on 30 June 2009

USAntispy is a fake security program that tries to misuse American patriotic feelings. The software is not good:
1. It provides fake scam results, legitimate applications are labelled as spyware threats.
2. It has no fully functional version, you will not receive a key if you purchase USAntispy
3. The payment system is not real, you might loose [...]

Trojan.Spy.ZBot.VG
Posted in BitDefender on 30 June 2009

Trojan.Spy.ZBot.VG

“Privacy Violation Alert”
Posted in Information and Removal on 30 June 2009

“Privacy Violation Alert” is a popup, created to make PC users waste their money on the “full” version of AntivirusBEST. “Privacy Violation Alert” shows a fake security alert about a parasite, which is sending users private data to an untrusted internet host. This scare tactic, used by AntivirusBest, is a fake and the only thing [...]

To *** or Not to Mask: Usability Versus Security in Password Masking
Posted in Information and Removal on 30 June 2009

On June 23, Jakob Nielsen posted an article declaring that password masking on the user interface is more harmful in terms of usability than helpful to the security of an application to which Bruce Schneier, in a June 26 blog post agreed. Both argued that masking the characters when a user enters a password is [...]

Post from: TrendLabs | Malware Blog - by Trend Micro

To *** or Not to Mask: Usability Versus Security in Password Masking