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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 3.1.4.f
Protect your system from adware, spyware, Trojan horses, worms, hijackers, and keyloggers.
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Hosts File Updater 1.1
Download and update your host file to block harmful Web sites.
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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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History Destroyer 3.1
Erase all tracks to protect your online privacy.
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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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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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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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Windows Start Program Manager 1.1
remove unwanted startup programs/spyware & adware
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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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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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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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eScan Virus Control Edition 9.0.824.205
antivirus & content security solution
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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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