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WindowZones 1
Protect your PC against brand-new viruses and spyware.
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Advanced Effect Maker Freeware Edition 2
Design Flash and JavaScript effects and send them by e-mail.
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Malware Remover Backdoor Guard 1.2
Protect your PC from hackers, Trojan horses, and malicious software.
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Symantec sued for labeling product 'adware'
August 2, 2004
Small software maker says security giant has crushed business by mislabeling its anti-spyware product.
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BufferZone Security Pro 2.10-37
Run and install anything in a virtual zone that protects your PC from spyware, adware, and viruses.
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Spyware, adware hide in BitTorrent downloads
June 17, 2005
Downloads of movies, software may pack unwanted punch: adware and spyware that produce pop-up ads, track browsing habits and slow PCs.
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Pop-up toolbar spreads via IE flaws
June 9, 2004
Criminal charges could result for those who use Explorer vulnerabilities to trigger pop-up ads on PCs.
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Washington wakes up to spyware, adware
April 28, 2004
Canning spam is no longer the biggest Internet concern in Congress. Two current bills seek to regulate the programs that take personal information and deliver pop-up ads.
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'Storm worm' Trojan horse surges on
January 23, 2007
Many home PC users may have been infected after a large-scale sustained Trojan horse attack that took place over the weekend.
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McAfee VirusScan 2006
Reviewed on November 9, 2005
With VirusScan 2006, McAfee greatly enhances user protection against spyware and adware threats but slows your system down in the process.
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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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Postini taps ScanSafe for Web filtering
June 2, 2006
New service to scan Web traffic for viruses, spyware and adware is slated to be available in the third quarter.
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Russian hackers hawked Windows exploit for $4,000
February 3, 2006
Competing hacker groups in Russia were peddling the exploit code involved in attacks on Britain's Parliament, company says.
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'Spyware' steps out of the shadows
November 19, 2003
A growing movement aims to stop or regulate software that surreptitiously monitors computer use.
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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 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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Microsoft: Zombies most prevalent Windows threat
June 12, 2006
Scan finds that more than 60 percent of compromised PCs are infected with bot software.
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Get ready for 'Son of Can-Spam'
October 10, 2005
CNET News.com's Declan McCullagh has a bead on lawmakers' latest plans to get tough--once again--on the spam epidemic.
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