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Webroot Spy Sweeper 6.1
Remove and block all types of spyware on your computer.
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Webroot Spy Sweeper 5.2 with Antivirus
Reviewed on November 1, 2006
Webroot Spy Sweeper 5.2 is the first antispyware application to add antivirus protection, but that protection isn't complete. Upgrade to or buy the antispyware-only edition, not the antivirus edition.
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Webroot Spy Sweeper 5.5
Reviewed on December 17, 2007
Although Webroot Spy Sweeper 5.5 scored well in CNET tests, it installs the Ask.com toolbar, which seems odd for antispyware product to do.
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IronPort taps Webroot for anti-spyware
October 26, 2006
E-mail filtering company IronPort is using technology from Webroot to block spyware at the perimeter of networks.
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Webroot expands beyond spyware niche
October 12, 2006
Partnership with Sophos lets company add antivirus to anti-spyware products as Microsoft readies Windows Vista.
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Worst spyware queues up
December 21, 2004
CoolWebSearch is most dangerous item on a top 10 list of the worst spyware and adware programs.
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Webroot latches on to $108 million in VC funding
February 6, 2005
The antispyware-applications maker receives a whopping nine-figure round of funding--another sign of growing interest in security investments.
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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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Catfight in the spyware corral
February 8, 2005
Three founding members quit the Coast anti-spyware consortium, citing conflicts.
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ComScore: Spyware or 'researchware'?
December 20, 2004
Controversy over widely used data collection tool could help define the limits of legitimate software behavior.
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EarthLink puts up more spyware, phishing shields
June 25, 2005
Adds more intelligence on phishing attacks and plans to swap in new anti-spyware tool to improve protection against Net threats.
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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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Anti-spyware group Coast hits an iceberg
April 12, 2005
Organization folds following internal turmoil and the abrupt departures of several founding members.
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