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AVG Email Server Edition 9.0.700
Virus and spyware protection for e-mail servers.
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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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Hosts File Updater 1.1
Download and update your host file to block harmful Web sites.
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SurfSecret PestPatrol 4.2.38
Protect your system from Trojan horses, spyware, adware, and hacker tools.
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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.
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EarthLink Inc.
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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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Time Warner Inc.
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America Online Inc.
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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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Check Point to offer corporate anti-spyware
November 7, 2005
Another security software company unveils anti-spyware applications for businesses.
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McAfee Inc.
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Symantec Corp.
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Spyware tunnels in on Winamp flaw
February 4, 2006
Miscreants are exploiting a recently disclosed security bug in Winamp to install spyware on machines running the media player software.
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Winamp
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NullSoft
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Time Warner Inc.
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media player
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Service promises secure 'googling'
May 15, 2006
Free Scandoo service tags results of Google and other online searches to help fend off spyware and unwelcome content.
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search result
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security company
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McAfee Inc.
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Internet search
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Yahoo! Inc.
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Google Inc.
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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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Spyware infiltrates blogs
February 23, 2005
Vulnerabilities plague self-publishing Web tools, exposing users to attacks, security experts warn.
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Webroot Software Inc.
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Google Inc.
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Microsoft Internet Explorer
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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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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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Kaspersky Lab
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Microsoft Corp.
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Microsoft Windows
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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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California
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Microsoft Outlook
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Microsoft Internet Explorer
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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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Sony Corp.
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WindowZones 1
Protect your PC against brand-new viruses and spyware.
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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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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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Overpeer
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Panda Software
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Ben Edelman
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rights-management
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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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Microsoft Corp.
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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.
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Webroot Software Inc.
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online advertising
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