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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. TAGS: Sony BMG Music Entertainment, rootkit, copy protection, anti-spyware, security tool, CD, Sony Corp., Microsoft Corp., technique, Microsoft Windows, software company, security, PC, music

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. TAGS: PestPatrol, anti-spyware, intrusion prevention, security tool, malicious code, Computer Associates International Inc., patch, security, software company, Microsoft Windows, PC

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

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. TAGS: Windows registry, malicious software, Registry Editor, registry, malicious program, attacker, anti-spyware, Windows PC, security, key, spyware, technique, Microsoft Corp., software company, operating system, PC

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. TAGS: 180Solutions, distributor, anti-spyware, adware, Washington, software company, security, PC, Microsoft Windows

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. TAGS: Gator, WhenU, U-Haul International, spyware, adware, Kazaa, federal judge, anti-spyware, software company, technology company, PC

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., spyware, anti-spyware, malware, audit, adware, search result, threat, Internet Service Provider, person, bank, software company, security, PC

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: Symantec Corp., Sunbelt Software, adware, lawsuit, anti-spyware, spyware, security software company, toolbar, software company, Microsoft Outlook, Microsoft Internet Explorer, California, security, Web browser, e-mail, Microsoft Corp.

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." TAGS: 180Solutions, distributor, adware, anti-spyware, installation, software company, PC

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. TAGS: Webroot Software Inc., spyware, online advertising, form, anti-spyware, adware, software company, security, PC
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