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Spyware skirmishes: Spy versus antispy

June 5, 2007 Internet lawyer Venkat Balasubramani says the outcome of a legal tiff could force big changes in the antispyware landscape. TAGS: PC Tools, anti-spyware, Kaspersky Lab, lawsuit, notice, spyware, claim, software company

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

Anti-spyware guidelines get final version

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

Long fuse for Microsoft's security challenge

February 16, 2005 As security firms brush off Microsoft's anti-spyware plans, analysts point out that over time, it could become a bigger threat. TAGS: anti-spyware, McAfee Inc., security software company, RSA Security Inc., security, security company, Gartner Inc., spyware, Microsoft Corp., conference, software company

Spyware cures may cause more harm than good

February 4, 2004 A CNET News.com investigation finds that some "spyware killers" install the same type of programs they promise to erase. TAGS: anti-spyware, spyware, adware, practice, software company, hard drive

Microsoft will wipe Sony's 'rootkit'

November 13, 2005 Security tools will detect and remove part of the copy protection tools installed on PCs when music CDs are played. TAGS: Sony BMG Music Entertainment, rootkit, copy protection, anti-spyware, security tool, CD, Sony Corp., technique, Microsoft Corp., software company, Microsoft Windows, security, PC, music

Group seeks spyware's defining moment

June 3, 2005 Makers of anti-spyware tools are taking another shot at pinning down their nemesis, this time with help from consumer groups. TAGS: spyware, coalition, anti-spyware, PestPatrol, adware, Computer Associates International Inc., desktop software, definition, shot, software company, work, Microsoft Corp., PC

Adware maker challenges Utah anti-spyware law

April 13, 2004 Online advertising software maker WhenU says the first U.S. anti-spyware statute set to take effect next month could harm its business. TAGS: WhenU, Utah, anti-spyware, Claria Corp., adware, law, online advertising, spyware, software company

Security tool aims to stop drive-by installs

April 28, 2006 Security industry vets develop software to block attempts by bad sites to drop malicious code onto your PC as you surf. TAGS: PestPatrol, anti-spyware, intrusion prevention, security tool, Computer Associates International Inc., malicious code, patch, security, software company, Microsoft Windows, PC

Spyware spat makes small print a big issue

November 10, 2005 Surveillance software maker uses product download agreement to bar download by anti-spyware companies, raising legal questions. TAGS: Sunbelt Software, anti-spyware, spat, agreement, British company, spyware, Symantec Corp., trojan horse, adware, spokesman, software company, virus, researcher

Microsoft to provide security strategy update

October 5, 2005 CEO Steve Ballmer and security chief Mike Nash are expected to detail Microsoft's security strategy and product plans Thursday. TAGS: security strategy, anti-spyware, Steve Ballmer, Munich, spyware, security, Germany, Microsoft Corp., software company, Microsoft Windows

Flaw may hide malicious software

August 27, 2005 Weakness allows hackers to hide the presence of their applications using keys stored in the Windows Registry, experts say. TAGS: Windows registry, malicious software, Registry Editor, registry, malicious program, anti-spyware, Windows PC, attacker, security, spyware, technique, key, Microsoft Corp., software company, operating system, PC

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

This week in security

February 18, 2005 Bill Gates acknowledges IE has become security risk, as he announces browser update will ship separately from next major version of Windows. TAGS: Bill Gates, security software company, RSA Security Inc., Symantec Corp., spyware, anti-spyware, security, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Microsoft Corp., San Francisco, software company, conference, Web browser, Microsoft Windows

Anti-spyware maker hunts down Gator

September 10, 2003 Just days after a federal judge rules that software makers are within their rights to deliver ads over Web sites, a technology company is arming consumers with a way to stop them. TAGS: Gator, WhenU, U-Haul International, spyware, adware, federal judge, anti-spyware, Kazaa, software company, technology company, PC

Chills at Microsoft's security huddle

July 24, 2006 Microsoft has quietly held meetings with top antivirus researchers for almost 10 years, but there's some unease now that Redmond is a rival. TAGS: meeting, attendee, McAfee Inc., antivirus, researcher, event, Microsoft Windows Vista, Redmond, security company, security, anti-spyware, software company, Microsoft Corp., operating system, Microsoft Windows

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

Adware makers 180solutions, Hotbar merge

June 7, 2006 New business is called "Zango" after 180solutions' ad-displaying software. The Hotbar Web browser toolbar will still be distributed. TAGS: 180Solutions, Checkpoint Systems Inc., Bellevue, anti-spyware, adware, software company, Microsoft Outlook

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

Adware maker seeks to thwart rogue installs

September 7, 2005 In continuing effort to clean up its image, 180solutions updates two products to thwart "rogue distributors." TAGS: 180Solutions, adware, distributor, anti-spyware, installation, software company, PC
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