A reader wrote the following about X1, an search and indexing program which I reviewed recently: I read your article, liked what I heard, and installed the product. It is as good as you described. However, I had reason to run PestPatrol, due to some weird behavior against my ZoneAlarm Pro firewall. The run of… Read More »
From the Hasn’t This Sort of Thing Been Around a While? Dept, please welcome ManageDesk. This program manages multiple virtual desktops from the Windows taskbar with ManageDesk. You can choose a different background for each desktop and run different applications on different desktops. ManageDesk has simple drag & drop interface that allows windows to easily… Read More »
PestPatrol, Inc. “the leading developer of security software to detect and eliminate spyware, adware, trojans and hacker tools from corporate networks and home user PCs” (I don’t know whether there’s any limit on the length of phrase companies can claim they are the best at, but I’ll faithfully reproduce them here; maybe we can have… Read More »
I got my first password stealing trojan yesterday. My, they’re good. I’ve never shopped at Citibank (sorry, Ditta) but for a moment I thought that maybe I had . This was what the email looked like: Dear sir, Thank you for your online application for a Citibank Home Equity Loan. In order to be… Read More »
Loose Wire — On-Line Ad Attack: It’s Pop-Up Hell: If ads keep creeping across your screen, you may be a victim of spyware — software that monitors your our surfing habits; It’s time to get rid of the invaders By Jeremy Wagstaff from the 12 June 2003 edition of the Far Eastern Economic Review,… Read More »