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EAV Antivirus Suite Free Edition 5.70
Block malware, recover Internet Explorer damage, and set up Windows against hackers.
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Super Ad Blocker 4.6
Block all forms of advertising, including pop-ups, Flash ads, and banner ads.
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Adware Away 3.0.2
Protect your system from adware, spyware, Trojan horses, worms, hijackers, and keyloggers.
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History Destroyer 3.1
Erase all tracks to protect your online privacy.
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online privacy
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cookie
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Microsoft Internet Explorer
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folder
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IP
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SpywareFighter 1.9
Scan your system and remove spyware, adware, or malware programs.
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Hosts File Updater 1.1
Download and update your host file to block harmful Web sites.
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Spyware spurs Dell to offer protective software
October 20, 2004
Twenty percent of support calls to Dell are linked to spyware, an exec tells CNET News.com. That's up from 2 percent in 2003.
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Media Center PC
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Microsoft Windows Media Center
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Yahoo updates toolbar for Firefox
April 5, 2005
Toolbar to offer Yahoo's Anti-Spy adware and spyware removal software for computers running Windows.
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Firefox
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Yahoo! Inc.
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Apple Macintosh
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Microsoft Windows
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Trojan delivers unwanted gift to Windows PCs
December 29, 2005
Attack exploits unpatched hole in Windows to drop adware, spyware or other stealth programs that can compromise the PC.
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Microsoft Windows Metafile
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service pack
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Kaspersky Lab
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Microsoft Windows
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Microsoft Corp.
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SpywareStopper 10
Stop spyware from loading and running on your computer.
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ActiveX
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Zombies continue to chase Windows PCs
October 24, 2006
Of 4 million Windows PCs found to be infected with malicious software, half were running malicious remote control software.
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Microsoft Corp.
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Microsoft: No flaw in Media Player
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.
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Panda Software
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Ben Edelman
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Microsoft Windows Media Player
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digital-rights management
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Windows Media
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P2P
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Microsoft Corp.
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Zombie tool makes use of Windows, antivirus flaws
November 30, 2006
Bot software that turns PCs into zombies spreads via holes in Symantec and Microsoft products.
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Symantec Corp.
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Microsoft Corp.
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Windows Vista draws jokes, scorn, approval
July 23, 2005
Reaction to the name runs the gamut. No, it's not an acronym for viruses, infections, spyware, trojans and adware.
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Microsoft Windows Vista
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Apple Computer
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Microsoft Corp.
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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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bot
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threat
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Windows PC
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Microsoft Corp.
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PC
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Microsoft Windows
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Sony Corp.
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security
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e-mail
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Lawsuits accuse Net download services of scamming
August 15, 2006
Regulators say MovieLand, related sites bombard users with pop-ups in ploy to coerce membership fee payments.
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Rob McKenna
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complaint
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payment
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Adobe PDF
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Startup Guardian 2.1
Manage and view your Windows start-up programs.
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adware
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start-up
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spyware
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Microsoft Windows
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