I found some more interesting information on this. Apparently this particular spyware parasite (CoolWebSearch) is not new, although its use to funnel information for identity theft may be.
http://www.adwarereport.com/mt/archives/000051.html http://www.doxdesk.com/parasite/CoolWebSearch.html http://cwshredder.net/cwshredder/cwschronicles.html Judith > Thanks for the info, Isaac. > > I heard about this this morning on CBS radio, so you've got at least > one other news source reporting this. It is very disturbing, and I > intend to put it into Fusion Authority. > > Judith > > > >Here's something disturbing ... > > > >http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1895,1845248,00.asp > > > >assuming it's legit of course... thought some others here might > >appreciate the info if they hadn't already seen the article. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Discover CFTicket - The leading ColdFusion Help Desk and Trouble Ticket application http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=48 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:168972 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
