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Check Point to offer corporate anti-spyware

November 7, 2005 Another security software company unveils anti-spyware applications for businesses. TAGS: Check Point Software Technologies Ltd., anti-spyware, McAfee Inc., spyware, Symantec Corp., adware, antivirus, 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. TAGS: Bill Gates, malware, anti-spyware, chairman, adware, password, Microsoft Corp., 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. TAGS: adware company, WhenU, Web surfer, adware, anti-spyware, uninstall, spyware, 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. TAGS: adware, malicious software, Symantec Corp., anti-spyware, 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. TAGS: Claria Corp., anti-spyware, Redmond, researcher, Microsoft Corp., adware, security, 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. TAGS: advertiser, WhenU, adware, online advertising, policy, anti-spyware, America Online Inc., spyware, 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? TAGS: anti-spyware, initiative, Sunbelt Software, margin, spyware, adware, Time Warner Inc., PC

Group pitches anti-spyware guidelines

October 27, 2005 Anti-Spyware Coalition gives final definition of spyware, as it works toward industry standards. TAGS: guideline, anti-spyware, spyware, definition, software company, adware, document, security, 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. TAGS: Sunbelt Software, spat, agreement, British company, anti-spyware, spyware, spokesman, software company, Symantec Corp., researcher, adware, trojan horse, virus

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: antispyware company, anti-spyware, Kaspersky Lab, adware, law, threat, spyware, antivirus, security

Group delivers definition of spyware

July 12, 2005 Newly formed Anti-Spyware Coalition hopes its work will help consumers keep their PCs clean. TAGS: Ari Schwartz, Ben Edelman, anti-spyware, definition, coalition, spyware, adware, Computer Associates International Inc., software company, work, Microsoft Corp., 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. TAGS: 180Solutions, Zone Labs Inc., anti-spyware, suit, adware, software product, risk, Washington, security, mouse, keyboard, uninstall

Will certification legitimize adware?

November 17, 2005 Net companies promise new program to promote noninvasive software downloads, but skeptics remain. TAGS: TRUSTe, backer, seal, approval, adware, certification, critic, Time Warner Inc., anti-spyware, download, spyware

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. TAGS: Richard Smith, EarthLink Inc., audit, spyware, search result, threat, software company, bank, anti-spyware, adware, person, Internet Service Provider, malware, security, PC

Anti-spyware guidelines get final version

January 12, 2006 A coalition of software companies agree on standard methods for identifying and combating spyware. TAGS: guideline, Ari Schwartz, coalition, anti-spyware, McAfee Inc., rootkit, spyware, software company, adware, security, e-mail

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. TAGS: Sunbelt Software, Symantec Corp., adware, lawsuit, security software company, software company, toolbar, anti-spyware, spyware, California, security, Microsoft Outlook, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Web browser, Microsoft Corp., 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. TAGS: coalition, PestPatrol, spyware, software company, Computer Associates International Inc., adware, anti-spyware, definition, shot, work, PC, 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. TAGS: Aluria Software, Webroot Software Inc., 180Solutions, departure, anti-spyware, adware, 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. TAGS: McAfee Inc., zombie, bot, adware, Cisco Systems Inc., spyware, attack, Bluetooth, anti-spyware, PC

Catfight in the spyware corral

February 8, 2005 Three founding members quit the Coast anti-spyware consortium, citing conflicts. TAGS: 180Solutions, Aluria Software, Webroot Software Inc., anti-spyware, consortium, spyware, Computer Associates International Inc., vice president, adware
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