All-Star Game of Spyware

profdlpprofdlp The Holy City Of Westlake, Ohio
edited July 2006 in Science & Tech
In the same vein as the "free" game which comes with a string attached, spyware producers have been quick to take advantage of the unsuspecting fan who just wants to show his pride in his favorite team or player. Much like the World Cup Worm earlier this year, this sort of sleazy trick proves once again that one can't be too careful when downloading "free" software - it may come at a high cost.
Barry Bonds, Derek Jeter, and Albert Pujols are household names for any baseball fanatic. They also lead the pack of the most hazardous players in McAfee SiteAdvisor's survey of the most risky baseball screensaver searches. We tested each of Major League Baseball's 1,224 players by passing their names through Google and adding the word 'screensaver.' We compared the results with our own database of over 4.5 million site ratings for Web safety.
TANSTAAFL!

Source: McAfee Site Advisor

Comments

  • LeonardoLeonardo Wake up and smell the glaciers Eagle River, Alaska Icrontian
    edited July 2006
    most risky baseball screensaver searches
    Keyword is "screensaver." That's where I first learned about malware first hand, years ago, at a free screensaver site. Some things don't change.
  • GHoosdumGHoosdum Icrontian
    edited July 2006
    My favorite screensaver is "turn monitor off after 20 minutes" in the power options. ;)
  • profdlpprofdlp The Holy City Of Westlake, Ohio
    edited July 2006
    GHoosdum wrote:
    My favorite screensaver is "turn monitor off after 20 minutes" in the power options. ;)
    Same here. :D
  • airbornflghtairbornflght Houston, TX Icrontian
    edited July 2006
    profdlp wrote:
    Same here. :D


    10 minutes for me:rolleyes2
  • profdlpprofdlp The Holy City Of Westlake, Ohio
    edited July 2006
    airbornflght wrote:
    10 minutes for me:rolleyes2
    ADHD? :eek:

    J/K :D
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