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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. TAGS: Osama bin Laden, adware, al-Qaida, America Online Inc., victim, trojan horse, IM, security software company, capture, Symantec Corp., spyware, link, virus, security, software company, TV

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

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

Group pitches anti-spyware guidelines

 October 27, 2005 Anti-Spyware Coalition gives final definition of spyware, as it works toward industry standards. TAGS: anti-spyware, guideline, spyware, definition, adware, document, software company, security, e-mail

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

Anti-spyware guidelines get final version

 January 12, 2006 A coalition of software companies agree on standard methods for identifying and combating spyware. TAGS: guideline, anti-spyware, Ari Schwartz, coalition, spyware, McAfee Inc., rootkit, adware, software company, security, e-mail

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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