Phileas Project (Spy Sweeper) Uses Bots To Ferret Out Spyware

[Don Pelotas]

Richard Stiennon, Webroot Vice President for Threat Research, said his company presently has 60 computers processing spyware information. He predicted needing a compliment of 100 computers dedicated to that purpose to complete the Phileas hardware.

Technewsworld.

[ronjor]

Good for Webroot. Nifty technology.

[Don Pelotas]

Yes, very interesting technology. The increase in spyware is mindboggling. I guess this kind of technology will become more & more necessary.

[Socio]

Originally Posted by Don Pelotas

The increase in spyware is mindboggling. I guess this kind of technology will become more & more necessary.

No kidding I had no idea is was this bad:

"It finds 300 new pieces of spyware per day," Stiennon said.

No wonder there is no iron clad single app solution to spyware what single company could possibly keep up with such a overwhelming daily onslaught.

[Jimbob1989]

"It finds 300 new pieces of spyware per day," Stiennon said.

These people must want our details really bad.

Jimbob

[controler]

Yes they find alot of cookies (spyware )
and block like 709 websites as of today in the HOSTS file.