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November 30, 2006 Bot software that turns PCs into zombies spreads via holes in Symantec and Microsoft products. TAGS: bot, Symantec Corp., flaw, variant, SpyBot, antivirus, adware, Microsoft Corp., security, spyware, PC, Microsoft Windows

October 24, 2006 Of 4 million Windows PCs found to be infected with malicious software, half were running malicious remote control software. TAGS: Windows PC, malicious software, zombie, threat, adware, PC, security, Microsoft Corp., spyware, Microsoft Windows

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, coalition, definition, spyware, adware, Computer Associates International Inc., software company, work, Microsoft Corp., PC

June 12, 2006 Scan finds that more than 60 percent of compromised PCs are infected with bot software. TAGS: rootkit, malicious software, zombie, bot, threat, Windows PC, Microsoft Corp., adware, PC, spyware, Microsoft Windows, Sony Corp., security, e-mail

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, adware, Computer Associates International Inc., anti-spyware, definition, shot, work, PC, Microsoft Corp.

December 29, 2005 Attack exploits unpatched hole in Windows to drop adware, spyware or other stealth programs that can compromise the PC. TAGS: Microsoft Windows Metafile, Kaspersky Lab, service pack, adware, trojan horse, spyware, Microsoft Corp., security, Microsoft Windows, PC

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, anti-spyware, toolbar, California, spyware, Microsoft Outlook, security, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Web browser, e-mail, Microsoft Corp.

January 14, 2005 Trojan horses are piggybacking on an antipiracy feature in Media Player, a security firm claims. But Microsoft denies it's a flaw. TAGS: Overpeer, Panda Software, Ben Edelman, rights-management, Microsoft Windows Media Player, flaw, antipiracy, digital-rights management, media player, Windows Media, researcher, spyware, adware, security, Microsoft Corp., P2P

July 23, 2005 Reaction to the name runs the gamut. No, it's not an acronym for viruses, infections, spyware, trojans and adware. TAGS: Microsoft Longhorn, Microsoft Windows Vista, reader, definition, adware, trojan horse, spyware, Microsoft Windows, Apple Computer, virus, Microsoft Corp., operating system

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