eBay to Introduce Malware Scanning Service Called Garage (AuctionBytes)
eBay thinks it's getting a handle on malware on the auction site, but wants users to clean up their own computers. The auction site told Silicon.com on Monday it would introduce a new service to users to help them fight malware. The site, eBay Garage, will run an embedded application to scan users' computers for any viruses or spyware using up-to-date malware signatures.
Webroot Internet Security Essentials (Computer Active)
Webroot Internet Security Essentials offers to protect your computer from spyware, viruses and other threats while not getting in the way. Setup took about 20 minutes, mainly due to the 35MB download and a couple of other updates taking a while to arrive on our modest broadband connection.
Beef up your home computer security (Tri-County Times)
Scammers are becoming more creative, but one of their biggest theft tools is still the computer. If you don’t know the differences between a virus, Trojan horse, worm and rootkit, then your computer, your personal information and your money could be at risk.
eBay: Let us look inside your PC (Silicon.com)
From this year, eBay will open the doors on a new site offering malware scanning to its users as part of a raft of new features aimed at beating the phishers and virus writers. The site, eBay Garage, will run an embedded application that will scan users' PCs for any viruses or spyware using up to date malware signatures.
Fast-Spreading Phishing Scam Hits Gmail Users (New York Times)
UPDATE 6:45 p.m. : This post has been updated to include comments from an analyst.
