Spyware has become one of the most serious Internet threats over recent months. According to IT Observer1, 90 percent of computers are infected by this type of malicious code. Spyware conforms to the new financial motivation of malware creators, as it can return large-scale profits, either from the sale of data gathered or through the sending of junk mail.
SpyXposer, the free, on-demand, online scanner from Panda Software, has already detected more than 6 millions examples of spyware in 2006. This figure underlines the danger that spyware currently represents, not just through infringing on user privacy, but also causing problems in computers such as system slowdowns, crashes, etc.
"With SpyXposer we aim to minimize the impact of spyware on computers around the world. This type of malicious code, which has traditionally been a minor concern for users, has now become one of the major Internet threats. Think, for example, of the financial losses to companies through lost productivity in IT systems," explains Luis Corrons, director of PandaLabs.
PC World USA acclaimed the effectiveness of Panda Software`s anti-spyware technologies, awarding the "Best Buy" seal of approval to Platinum Internet Security in a recent comparative review of anti-spyware products. This product analysis evaluated 11 integrated security suites and dedicated anti-spyware solutions, and Panda Software`s technologies proved to be highly effective. The free SpyXposer uses the same technologies to detect all types of spyware.
Panda Software products include technologies capable of combating both known spyware (signature-based detection, filtering of websites designed to distribute spyware), and those that could appear in the future or that have not yet been identified by security companies. To achieve this, Panda Software has developed TruPreventTM proactive detection technologies to detect the presence of spyware simply by analyzing its behavior.
The SpyXposer tool is available from: http://www.pandasoftware.com/products/spyxposer/com/.
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