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Safe-To-Install Version of BS.Player Is Out and About

BS.Player is one of the “dinosaurs” of video players and, although it has faced fierce adversaries like MV2 Player or Media Player Classic, it’s still the choice of thousands of users around the world. It stands out from the crowd thanks to a long list of features, and here are just a few of them: m...

2 September 2008
16:41 GMT

All Hail AdWare, King of Malware

As per usual, every month the security companies release a Top Ten Most [something] malware chart, and when it was Kaspersky's turn to present the world with its findings, the people there watched in awe how, for the first time ever, the virus branch of malicious programs was dethroned by adware.The situation is...

6 March 2008
10:18 GMT

RealPlayer Is Badware, Consumers Say

One of the most popular players on the market is targeted by a consumer advocacy group for the additional installs that it ads to its suite without letting users know about them. RealNetworks' RealPlayer has been known to be faulty in its latest releases and when another patched a hole, it created another.The la...

5 February 2008
13:26 GMT

Facebook's Secret Crush Gets Banned

The famous social network Facebook made another step to protect its users, by banning the 'Secret Crush' widget that apparently attempted to deploy some adware software on users' computers. The report came out a few days ago and, according to figures provided by several security companies, approximatel...

9 January 2008
15:06 GMT

DreamPopper - Your Worst Nightmare

In case you got sick of pop-up windows displayed on your desktop, I'm sorry to disappoint you, but another adware infection waits for its turn. DreamPoper is an Internet Explorer browser helper object that attempts to harm the user with all kinds of error messages, displayed when searches on Google or HotBot are...

20 December 2007
08:46 GMT

Shocking Numbers: 450 Million Spyware Files, 22 Million Infected Computers, 1 Million Euro Fine

Do you remember DollarRevenue? If not, let me refresh your memory. DollarRevenue is an adware application created by some Dutch businessmen, who attempted to infect users' computers without their approval. Their main goal was to display adverts on their screen every time they used the system. Nothing unusual, j...

19 December 2007
04:06 GMT

Dope Wars: Adware Reloaded!

The adware programs are usually extremely annoying, as they display lots of advertisements and pop-up windows without users' approval. In most cases, the consumers can remove them easily by installing an antivirus solution or simply an adware remover. But, what if your security solution is not able to discover ...

10 December 2007
09:54 GMT

New Trojan in the Wild! Damage Potential: High!

Security vendor Tend Micro today released an advisory concerning TROJ_DLOADER.SHB, a new threat which is able to harm your computer and bring more infected files on your system. According to the report, the distribution potential is "low" because the Trojan is brought on a computer by an already installed malware whi...

13 November 2007
04:09 GMT

WhenU Save and BSPlayer

Video players have become a must-have on office, but especially home computers. But in the last couple of years, only a few really 'made the cut'. 100% FREE & CLEAN video players like: Media Player Classic, MV2 Player, VideoLan Client, Windows Media Player and Zoom Player Standard (free for personal use onl...

17 March 2007
12:35 GMT


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