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Check Point to offer corporate anti-spyware
November 7, 2005
Another security software company unveils anti-spyware applications for businesses.
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Check Point Software Technologies Ltd.
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McAfee Inc.
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Symantec Corp.
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adware
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antivirus
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security
Gates: Microsoft to offer anti-spyware
October 2, 2004
Company Chairman Bill Gates says "this malware thing is so bad" the software giant plans to offer its own tools.
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Bill Gates
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malware
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anti-spyware
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chairman
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adware
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password
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Microsoft Corp.
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virus
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.
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adware company
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WhenU
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Web surfer
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adware
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anti-spyware
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uninstall
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spyware
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PC
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.
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adware
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malicious software
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Symantec Corp.
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anti-spyware
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spyware
Microsoft denies its antispyware favors Claria
July 11, 2005
Claria gets downgrade in threat level on Microsoft AntiSpyware beta, as software giant reportedly mulls buying the adware maker.
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Claria Corp.
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anti-spyware
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Redmond
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researcher
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Microsoft Corp.
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adware
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security
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Microsoft Windows
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.
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advertiser
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WhenU
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adware
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online advertising
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policy
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anti-spyware
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America Online Inc.
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spyware
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PC
Spyware fight attracts a crowd
February 10, 2006
Four groups have come out swinging to combat the download nuisance--but will their efforts be self-defeating?
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anti-spyware
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initiative
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Sunbelt Software
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margin
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spyware
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adware
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Time Warner Inc.
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PC
Group pitches anti-spyware guidelines
October 27, 2005
Anti-Spyware Coalition gives final definition of spyware, as it works toward industry standards.
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anti-spyware
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spyware
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software company
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adware
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document
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security
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e-mail
Spyware spat makes small print a big issue
November 10, 2005
Surveillance software maker uses product download agreement to bar download by anti-spyware companies, raising legal questions.
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Sunbelt Software
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spat
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agreement
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British company
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software company
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Symantec Corp.
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researcher
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adware
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trojan horse
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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.
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Kaspersky Lab
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Group delivers definition of spyware
July 12, 2005
Newly formed Anti-Spyware Coalition hopes its work will help consumers keep their PCs clean.
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Ari Schwartz
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Ben Edelman
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anti-spyware
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adware
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Computer Associates International Inc.
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software company
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work
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Microsoft Corp.
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PC
Adware maker sues over 'high risk' designation
December 2, 2005
180solutions files suit against Zone Labs for allegedly warning some customers about its products.
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180Solutions
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Zone Labs Inc.
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risk
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Washington
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security
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mouse
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keyboard
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uninstall
Will certification legitimize adware?
November 17, 2005
Net companies promise new program to promote noninvasive software downloads, but skeptics remain.
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TRUSTe
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backer
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seal
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critic
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Time Warner Inc.
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download
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Clueless about cookies or spyware?
February 3, 2005
You're not alone. Spyware-removal tools that list different kinds of unwanted software may confuse people as much as they protect.
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Richard Smith
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EarthLink Inc.
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audit
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spyware
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bank
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person
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Internet Service Provider
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malware
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security
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PC
Anti-spyware guidelines get final version
January 12, 2006
A coalition of software companies agree on standard methods for identifying and combating spyware.
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guideline
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Ari Schwartz
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coalition
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anti-spyware
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McAfee Inc.
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rootkit
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spyware
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software company
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adware
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security
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Symantec files suit to label adware
June 8, 2005
Lawsuit seeks right to detect Hotbar's toolbar programs as adware--a new move in the tug of war between security providers and marketers.
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Sunbelt Software
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Symantec Corp.
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adware
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toolbar
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California
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security
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Microsoft Outlook
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Microsoft Internet Explorer
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Web browser
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Microsoft Corp.
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e-mail
Group seeks spyware's defining moment
June 3, 2005
Makers of anti-spyware tools are taking another shot at pinning down their nemesis, this time with help from consumer groups.
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coalition
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PestPatrol
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spyware
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software company
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Computer Associates International Inc.
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adware
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anti-spyware
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definition
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shot
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work
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PC
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Microsoft Corp.
Anti-spyware group Coast hits an iceberg
April 12, 2005
Organization folds following internal turmoil and the abrupt departures of several founding members.
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Aluria Software
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Webroot Software Inc.
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180Solutions
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departure
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anti-spyware
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adware
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spyware
Report: Computer hijacking on the rise
July 11, 2005
"Zombie" attacks quadrupled in recent months, reports antivirus company McAfee. Spyware and adware are on the rise too.
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McAfee Inc.
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zombie
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bot
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adware
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Cisco Systems Inc.
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spyware
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attack
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Bluetooth
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anti-spyware
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PC
Catfight in the spyware corral
February 8, 2005
Three founding members quit the Coast anti-spyware consortium, citing conflicts.
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180Solutions
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Aluria Software
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Webroot Software Inc.
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anti-spyware
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consortium
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Computer Associates International Inc.
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