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McAfee SiteAdvisor for Firefox 26.3
Adds safety ratings to sites and search results to protect you against adware, spam, and online scams.
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WinPatrol 15.5.2008
Monitor vulnerable areas of your computer or get alerts about new programs.
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Kaspersky Internet Security 6
Reviewed on May 16, 2006
Kaspersky Internet Security 6 provides thorough protection against online threats, but ZoneAlarm Internet Security Suite 6 remains a better buy.
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Norton AntiVirus 2006
Reviewed on November 9, 2005
Norton AntiVirus 2006 improves its detection and removal of spyware and adware but lags behind the more proactive McAfee VirusScan 2006.
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SurfSecret PestPatrol 4.2.38
Protect your system from Trojan horses, spyware, adware, and hacker tools.
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Active Shield 3.2
Protect your PC from harmful threats.
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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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Malware Remover Backdoor Guard 1.2
Protect your PC from hackers, Trojan horses, and malicious software.
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Anti Adware Pro 2.1
Protect your computer from spyware and adware and improve security and surfing speed.
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Trojan pretends to do good
October 7, 2004
Symantec warns Net users of Trojan horse that removes adware but alters security settings in computers.
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Start-up Robot Genius deploys new security technology
April 30, 2007
Threefold software package is designed to address all sides of malicious software problems.
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Security from A to Z: Spyware
November 28, 2006
Software that covertly monitors the actions of a PC user is getting more sophisticated. Part of a series on hot security topics.
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A turn in the antispyware war?
October 3, 2007
Center for Democracy and Technology's Ari Schwartz says the import of a recent ruling should be a boon to the global antispyware community.
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Netscape 8.1 takes aim at spyware
January 25, 2006
The latest browser from the AOL division is designed to bolster security with automatic scanning for spyware and adware.
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iTunes IM worm drops adware
July 21, 2005
Worm found on AOL's Instant Messenger network carries a file that masquerades as iTunes software and installs adware.
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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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WindowZones 1
Protect your PC against brand-new viruses and spyware.
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pcInternet Patrol 3.2.3.1
Allow a program or a component to operate after its functionality is determined.
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Spyware-killers get going online
June 28, 2004
Congress is moving fast on digital pests. Security firms may already have part of the answer.
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Adware ploy dupes IMers with bin Laden 'news'
February 12, 2004
A Trojan horse program uses bogus news of the al-Qaida leader's capture to get AOL Instant Messeger users to open a program that installs adware called BuddyLinks on the victim's PC.
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