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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.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.FTC sues company over spyware
October 5, 2005 Federal Trade Commission says company disguised spyware and adware as peer-to-peer file sharing software.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.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.Adware sample targets Mac OS X
November 28, 2006 New adware program silently installs on Mac OS X systems and opens Web browser windows.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.Trojan pretends to do good
October 7, 2004 Symantec warns Net users of Trojan horse that removes adware but alters security settings in computers.Start-up Robot Genius deploys new security technology
April 30, 2007 Threefold software package is designed to address all sides of malicious software problems.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.Advocacy group shames adware advertisers
March 21, 2006 Center for Democracy and Technology lists advertisers who, it says, help fund the widely despised software.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.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.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.Claria sues L.L.Bean
June 9, 2004 The adware maker charges the retailer with filing a frivolous lawsuit against its advertisers.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.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.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.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.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.
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