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News Release from: Laplink Software | Subject: PCDefence
Edited by the Manufacturingtalk Editorial
Team on 04 April 2006
PCdefense combats "baited" BBC news
PCdefense alerts users every time any program attempts to install, so even the newest and most sophisticated spyware ploys are unable to crack its defences
Today's news is full of reports of spam messages luring people to a faked BBC web site that covertly downloads a keylogger onto their computers The keylogger then targets and extracts private financial data
This article was originally published on Manufacturingtalk on 4 Oct 2005 at 8.00am (UK)
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This latest wave of Internet crime has been made possible by a vulnerability in the Internet Explorer browser which will probably not be patched for another 2 weeks.
What can people do to protect themselves from these increasingly advanced and sophisticated cybercriminals? They can look to security solutions that work proactively instead of defensively; solutions like PCdefense.
Ordinary security products refer to lists of known spyware when choosing which programs to block and which programs to install.
But when it comes to a new, uncatalogued threat, they're useless.
In comparison, PCdefense alerts users every time any program attempts to install, so even the newest and most sophisticated spyware ploys are unable to crack its defences.
When social engineering tactics such as this latest fake news site work on people's emotional responses and expectations, PCdefense looks only for changes to your computer's registry settings.
No program can install itself on your computer without affecting the registry, so no program gets past PCdefense without your knowledge.
Instead of waiting for your security software to catch up to the criminals, look to PCdefense to block any potential threat BEFORE it hits the headlines-and before it hits your PC.
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