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Microsoft will wipe Sony's 'rootkit'
November 13, 2005
Security tools will detect and remove part of the copy protection tools installed on PCs when music CDs are played.
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Security tool aims to stop drive-by installs
April 28, 2006
Security industry vets develop software to block attempts by bad sites to drop malicious code onto your PC as you surf.
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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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Flaw may hide malicious software
August 27, 2005
Weakness allows hackers to hide the presence of their applications using keys stored in the Windows Registry, experts say.
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Ad software maker sues distributors
August 17, 2005
180solutions launches legal attack against several distributors of its application, in an effort to revise its image.
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Anti-spyware maker hunts down Gator
September 10, 2003
Just days after a federal judge rules that software makers are within their rights to deliver ads over Web sites, a technology company is arming consumers with a way to stop them.
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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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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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Adware maker seeks to thwart rogue installs
September 7, 2005
In continuing effort to clean up its image, 180solutions updates two products to thwart "rogue distributors."
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Research: Spyware industry worth billions
May 3, 2005
Webroot's report on the spyware epidemic indicates that the malicious applications are attracting a growing share of online ad spending.
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