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Symantec sued for labeling product 'adware'

August 2, 2004 Small software maker says security giant has crushed business by mislabeling its anti-spyware product. TAGS: Symantec Corp., spyware, adware, San Diego, security company, software company, e-mail

Not all adware is badware

April 6, 2006 Hotbar.com CEO Oren Dobronsky issues a challenge to purveyors of legitimate adware and ad-supported software. TAGS: adware, Symantec Corp., malicious software, spyware, anti-spyware

FTC sues company over spyware

October 5, 2005 Federal Trade Commission says company disguised spyware and adware as peer-to-peer file sharing software. TAGS: P2P file sharing, spyware, adware, P2P

iTunes IM worm drops adware

July 21, 2005 Worm found on AOL's Instant Messenger network carries a file that masquerades as iTunes software and installs adware. TAGS: adware, worm, Trend Micro Inc., AOL Instant Messenger, IM, Apple iTunes, Apple Computer, instant messenger, America Online Inc., security company, virus, security, PC

Spyware, adware hide in BitTorrent downloads

June 17, 2005 Downloads of movies, software may pack unwanted punch: adware and spyware that produce pop-up ads, track browsing habits and slow PCs. TAGS: BitTorrent, adware, spyware, Kazaa, PC, e-mail

Adware sample targets Mac OS X

November 28, 2006 New adware program silently installs on Mac OS X systems and opens Web browser windows. TAGS: F-Secure Corp., adware, Apple Mac OS X, Apple Mac OS, Apple Macintosh, Apple Computer, blog, Web browser

Adware may be lurking in video on MySpace

November 8, 2006 Several pages offer explicit video that appears to come from YouTube, but is hosted elsewhere and triggers installation of adware when played. TAGS: Websense Inc., adware, MySpace, YouTube Video, YouTube, installation, video

Trojan pretends to do good

October 7, 2004 Symantec warns Net users of Trojan horse that removes adware but alters security settings in computers. TAGS: Symantec Corp., trojan horse, adware, spyware, security, PC

Start-up Robot Genius deploys new security technology

April 30, 2007 Threefold software package is designed to address all sides of malicious software problems. TAGS: malicious software, security technology, rootkit, robot, adware, spyware, security

Security from A to Z: Spyware

November 28, 2006 Software that covertly monitors the actions of a PC user is getting more sophisticated. Part of a series on hot security topics. TAGS: spyware, adware, security, monitor, PC

Advocacy group shames adware advertisers

March 21, 2006 Center for Democracy and Technology lists advertisers who, it says, help fund the widely despised software. TAGS: 180Solutions, NetFlix Inc., adware, Ari Schwartz, EarthLink Inc., advertiser, CEO

Adware's second act

July 12, 2005 The controversial companies are trying to make nice with consumers. But in the process, they're suffering self-inflicted wounds. TAGS: adware company, WhenU, adware, anti-spyware, spyware, PC

The end of spyware? Fat chance

May 6, 2005 The dialogue has just begun, but CNET News.com's Charles Cooper says a chasm still separates the opposing sides in this debate. TAGS: adware, electronic publishing, adware company, entrepreneurial, spyware

Adware anxiety gives Claria cold feet

August 12, 2004 There's profit in software that spawns pop-ups, but a postponed IPO shows it's a risky business, too. TAGS: Claria Corp., adware, IPO, Gator, investor, advertiser, Kazaa, leader, Microsoft Corp., PC

Claria sues L.L.Bean

June 9, 2004 The adware maker charges the retailer with filing a frivolous lawsuit against its advertisers. TAGS: Claria Corp., adware, advertiser, litigation, complaint, retailer

Pop-up toolbar spreads via IE flaws

June 9, 2004 Criminal charges could result for those who use Explorer vulnerabilities to trigger pop-up ads on PCs. TAGS: adware, victim, Stephen Toulouse, flaw, antivirus company, Microsoft Internet Explorer, toolbar, vulnerability, trojan horse, researcher, Symantec Corp., security, antivirus, analysis, Microsoft Corp., e-mail

Google defines good manners for adware

May 20, 2004 In a new set of guidelines, the search giant says software should be polite: It should admit what it's doing, permit itself to be disabled and keep private data private. TAGS: adware, principle, Google Inc., Google Toolbar, Gator, guideline, spyware, toolbar

A turn in the antispyware war?

October 3, 2007 Center for Democracy and Technology's Ari Schwartz says the import of a recent ruling should be a boon to the global antispyware community. TAGS: anti-spyware, antispyware company, adware company, Kaspersky Lab, spyware, adware, antivirus, law, threat, security

Advertisers may face public humiliation over adware

February 10, 2006 U.S. Federal Trade Commission may put companies that use adware to advertise their products up for public humiliation. TAGS: advertiser, adware, WhenU, online advertising, policy, anti-spyware, spyware, America Online Inc., PC

Netscape 8.1 takes aim at spyware

January 25, 2006 The latest browser from the AOL division is designed to bolster security with automatic scanning for spyware and adware. TAGS: Netscape Communications Corp., spyware, adware, Time Warner Inc., RSS, phishing, Web browser, America Online Inc., security
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