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Secure Resolutions Upgrades Their
Anti-Virus Engine to Include
Anti-Spyware, Anti-Adware, Anti-Dialers,
Anti-Hoaxes, Anti-Jokes, and
Anti-Hacking Tools

Secure Resolutions Upgrades Their
Anti-Virus Engine to Include
Anti-Spyware, Anti-Adware, Anti-Dialers,
Anti-Hoaxes, Anti-Jokes, and
Anti-Hacking Tools 06/05/2005 11:14 PM
Secure Resolutions desktop security (Resolution Antivirus™) automatically detects and eliminates all types of viruses, worms, Trojans Horses, dialers, hoaxes, jokes, and hacking tools within a managed desktop security solution. [PRWEB Jun 2, 2005]

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Yahoo's Offers New Anti-Spyware Tool...
That Actually Finds Spyware

Yahoo's Offers New Anti-Spyware Tool...
That Actually Finds Spyware 08/05/2004 03:50 AM
It appears that Yahoo heard the backlash loud and clear a few months back when they released an anti-spyware tool that just so happened to skip over adware from Yahoo partners. The latest version, built on PestPatrol's technology will now default to notifying users of both "spyware" and what they consider to be "adware" and then give the user the choice of what to do. I haven't tested the product yet, but it sounds like they're moving in the right direction. It still makes you wonder what they were thinking in offering a purposely crippled offering. People know what spyware is, and telling them that spyware isn't spyware doesn't change how people feel about it. It also doesn't make them look kindly back at the company that provided them with the bogus anti-spyware tool in the first place.

Spyware Company Sues Utah Over
Anti-Spyware Law

Spyware Company Sues Utah Over
Anti-Spyware Law 04/13/2004 03:42 PM

Yahoo's Famed Anti-Spyware App Allows
Spyware From Partners

Yahoo's Famed Anti-Spyware App Allows
Spyware From Partners 06/02/2004 10:10 AM
We didn't write about Yahoo's new "anti-spyware" toolbar that they announced last week, because it seemed to receive plenty of hype, and there were no real reviews of how it worked. There are so many so-called anti-spyware applications out there that don't actually stop spyware and adware for fear of upsetting marketing companies or out of worries that actually stopping spyware may make some applications stop working (upsetting the user), that we figured Yahoo's anti-spyware app (hype and all) probably wouldn't be much to bother with. It certainly looks like that may be the case. eWeek is now reporting that Yahoo tries to dance the careful dance of not upsetting certain companies who threate n to sue people who call their application spyware. Of course, the situation is even more complex because Claria (who you probably know as Gator - despite their attempt to change their name to shake that spyware label) is also a partner of Yahoo. So, it's really not surprising that the default setting for Yahoo's anti-spyware app won't actually remove services like Gator or WhenU. Instead, Yahoo's spyware remover claims these programs are "adware" and will only remove them if you click and extra check box each time you run the program. In other words, once again, you can't trust a provider of anti-spyware software, because they're playing both sides of the fence: partnering with providers on the one hand, and then offering weak removal products on the other. If Yahoo were serious about removing spyware from the computers of users they would refuse to partner with companies that used surreptitious tactics to be installed on computers. Instead, they want to look good to users in the front, while letting in spyware/adware from partners through the backdoor.

FTC Says No Spyware Laws Needed Just Yet

FTC Says No Spyware Laws Needed Just Yet 04/20/2004 12:47 PM
While I agree that rushing into anti-spyware/adware legislation wouldn't necessarily be a good thing, it's pretty clear that "self-regulation" isn't currently working. Still, that's what the FTC is recommending rather than any kind of anti-spyware legislation, such as the new Utah law that requires adware/spyware makers to inform users what their programs are doing. The FTC admits that certain deceptive practices may be illegal already, and they can go after those companies - but so far it's obviously done very little to stop the spread of spyware. Instead, the FTC recommends "education" which certainly hasn't done much to stop the spread of other internet hazards like viruses, spam, and phishing attacks. What's more likely to happen is that, as with those other threats, people are going to increasingly need to get their hands on anti-spyware applications which will work some (but not all) of the time. While many tech savvy people already use such applications, others are going to expect their ISP to protect them, which, so far, they've been unwilli ng to do.

Microsoft Offers Free Anti-Virus,
Anti-Spyware

Microsoft Offers Free Anti-Virus,
Anti-Spyware 01/06/2005 09:49 PM
Information Week Jan 7 2005 1:14AM GMT

US To Impose Spyware Control Laws

US To Impose Spyware Control Laws 06/19/2004 11:48 AM

Australian Gov't To Consider Spyware
Laws

Australian Gov't To Consider Spyware
Laws 06/21/2004 10:53 AM

Define Spyware Or Just Enforce Existing
Laws?

Define Spyware Or Just Enforce Existing
Laws? 09/13/2004 09:56 PM
The question over exactly how spyware should be defined isn't exactly new. However, Mark Rasch's latest column at SecurityFocus picks apart common spyware definitions to make you wonder if it's useful at all to define what spyware is. Instead, he suggests (as have others before< /a>) that the real issue isn't in defining and outlawing spyware, but simply enforcing existing laws that already make most of the worst offenders illegal by way of laws against fraud. Of course, that won't happen, because politicians want to make sure they're seen as doing something to make their constituents' lives better -- and a law against spyware (just like the mostly useless law against spam before it) is good for publicity, even if it does little to solve any real problems.

House Vows Tough Spyware Laws

House Vows Tough Spyware Laws 04/30/2004 04:17 PM
Internet News Apr 30 2004 8:50PM GMT

UK Anti-Spam Laws Criticised

UK Anti-Spam Laws Criticised 06/13/2004 04:21 AM

Anti-spam laws now in force in the UK

Anti-spam laws now in force in the UK 12/12/2003 04:35 AM
PublicTechnology.net Dec 12 2003 3:14AM ET

Blair pledges more anti-yob laws

Blair pledges more anti-yob laws 07/06/2004 04:47 AM
Prime Minister Tony Blair pledges further action on anti-social behaviour if new laws are not working.

Should anti-terrorism laws be changed?

Should anti-terrorism laws be changed? 04/23/2004 03:04 PM
The Home Secretary David Blunkett is to ask Parliament to change the law, after a terrorist suspect was freed on bail from prison. Do you agree with him?

Anti-spam laws baffle UK.biz

Anti-spam laws baffle UK.biz 05/07/2004 05:00 AM
The Register May 7 2004 9:11AM GMT

Pentagon: 'U.S. Not Bound By
Anti-Torture Laws

Pentagon: 'U.S. Not Bound By
Anti-Torture Laws 06/07/2004 11:52 PM
Free Internet Press Jun 8 2004 3:51AM GMT

Anti-terror refugee laws 'needed'

Anti-terror refugee laws 'needed' 09/23/2004 06:07 PM
Terrorists should not be allowed to hide behind asylum and refugee laws, the UK foreign secretary tells the UN.

Anti-Spam Laws Sound Nice, But Won't Do
Much

Anti-Spam Laws Sound Nice, But Won't Do
Much 12/09/2003 02:31 PM
The press is going spam crazy now that Congress has finally agreed on a single spam bill, which will soon be signed into law by the President. However, the people who actually understand the spam problem are slamming this law, and a new UK anti-spam law, both of which will do little, if anything, to stop spam. In some cases, both laws can be seen to legalize certain forms of spam - which will be exploited as a loophole by just about every spammer with at least a few functioning brain cells. As the article points out, both laws are great if you believe that spammers are law-abiding, honest people. Otherwise, they're terrible. However, with all the talk (good and bad) about these spam laws, how come no one is asking how we're going to measure the success or failure of these laws? Everyone just assumes that they'll work (or they won't). Shouldn't we have a built in way to check up on the results six months from now and (more importantly) shouldn't there be a plan B in the likely event that these laws do nothing to slow the spam problem down?

Australia to Get Software Patents and
Anti-Circumvention Laws

Australia to Get Software Patents and
Anti-Circumvention Laws 08/03/2004 12:26 PM
Slashdot Aug 3 2004 4:06PM GMT

European anti-spam laws lack bite

European anti-spam laws lack bite 04/28/2004 08:46 AM
European laws to limit spam will have little or no effect warn researchers.

EU discusses action against those
flouting anti-spam laws

EU discusses action against those
flouting anti-spam laws 01/27/2004 06:39 AM
PublicTechnology.net Jan 27 2004 10:30AM GMT

Anti-spam laws bite spammer hard

Anti-spam laws bite spammer hard 04/01/2005 07:06 AM
Legal action has driven one of the net's biggest spammers to declare bankruptcy protection.

RIAA being sued for violating
anti-racketeering laws

RIAA being sued for violating
anti-racketeering laws 02/18/2004 11:58 PM
One target of the RIAA has decided to counter-sue the RIAA, alleging that this practice is tantamount to racketeering as prohibited by Federal law-law designed to attack organized crime.

Chinese anti-trust laws don't faze
Microsoft's Gates

Chinese anti-trust laws don't faze
Microsoft's Gates 07/02/2004 03:04 AM
Financial Post Jul 2 2004 7:28AM GMT

Rogue cop invents anti-WiFi laws, shakes
down man-of-cloth

Rogue cop invents anti-WiFi laws, shakes
down man-of-cloth 08/22/2004 11:28 PM
Cory Doctorow: A copper outside of the Athenaeum in Illinois shoook down the Reverend AKMA -- the bloggin' theologian -- who was using the library's WiFi from out front of the building. The incident that unfolded is flabberghasting, with the cop inventing whole new laws and then insisting that AKMA was violating them:

"Sir, you can't use the Internet outside the library."

I said, "What?" (I'm pretty clever under pressure.)

The officer in question (whose conduct was entirely professional, firm, and calm behind those mirrored shades) solemnly assured me that in order to use the library's open wireless signal, I had to be seated within the library. The officer then wandered on back to the nearby police station.

I dutifully, if reluctantly, turned off the power to my Airport card and, since I had only been on the bench a few minutes, began working -- offline -- on what turns out to be this post. I had noticed two other weak but open signals in the area, and I figured that I could post this perplexing moment via one of the other open signals, then scuttle back to the studio. As I was writing, the officer returned and -- as the officer walked straight for me -- I held up my TiBook, pointing to the zero lines in the Airport icon, and showed the officer that my card was off.

"Why don't you just close that up, sir, or use your computer elsewhere?'

I closed the computer in order not to constitute a threat to established order, but engaged this peace officer in a discussion of the complexities of the topic. "I did notice several other open signals in the area -- am I allowed to connect to them?"

"Maybe if you had permission it would be all right, but it's a new law, sir; 'theft of signal.' It would be like if you stole someone's cable TV connection."

Link (Thanks, AKMA!)

Three ad trade groups press for passage
of federal anti-spam laws

Three ad trade groups press for passage
of federal anti-spam laws 11/15/2003 05:30 AM
InternetRetailer.com Nov 15 2003 4:07AM ET

Microsoft's Gates unfazed by possibility
of Chinese anti-trust laws

Microsoft's Gates unfazed by possibility
of Chinese anti-trust laws 07/01/2004 05:12 PM
AFP via Yahoo! Jul 1 2004 7:39PM GMT

US moves towards anti-spyware law

US moves towards anti-spyware law 06/20/2004 05:38 PM
Civil remedies

Anti-Spyware Blocker 4.81

Anti-Spyware Blocker 4.81 04/18/2005 07:11 PM

U.S. moves towards anti-spyware law

U.S. moves towards anti-spyware law 06/20/2004 06:58 AM

Spying Anti-Spyware Everywhere

Spying Anti-Spyware Everywhere 02/11/2004 04:14 PM
Remember when people made a big deal out of anti-spam companies that spammed? Well, now, it seems like a large percentage of spam I get is advertising anti-spamware. It looks like spyware/adware products are going down the same path. A number of "anti-spyware" products out there are now being accused of using the same spyware/adware tactics within their software. It's amazing just how many products there are out there with similar names, and it's no surprise that people are getting confused over which ones are safe and which ones aren't. Once again, you have to wonder if this is something that ISPs should be providing instead - though, so far they haven't done a very good job of offering up technology that really helps prevent spyware. However, for the average user, they are increasingly going to expect their service provider to protect them from spyware, adware, spam and all sorts of other malicious attacks out there.

Which anti-spyware cleaner is the best?

Which anti-spyware cleaner is the best? 03/25/2005 01:49 AM
Paul Laudanski (Mar 24 2005)

An Anti-Spyware Giant?

An Anti-Spyware Giant? 12/17/2004 06:29 PM
Giant Company Software, Microsoft's anti-spyware acquisition target, is no household name. Giant's products include Spam Inspector, Popup Inspector, and Giant AntiSpyware, according to the company's Web site (which seemingly has been colonized by Microsoft already.)

Can Utah's new anti-spyware law work?

Can Utah's new anti-spyware law work? 06/03/2004 06:41 PM

MS acquires anti-spyware company

MS acquires anti-spyware company 12/19/2004 03:45 PM
MS gets even more serious about malware, and acquires an anti-spyware company. It may not be a cure for Windows users' woes, but it has to help.

Yahoo embraces anti-spyware

Yahoo embraces anti-spyware 05/28/2004 12:20 PM

Anti-Spyware Bill Is Back

Anti-Spyware Bill Is Back 01/06/2005 02:38 PM
As was widely expected, Mary Bono has reintro duced her anti-spyware bill to Congress, where it's expected to get approval (as it did last year, before being shut down in the Senate). Clearly, some thought has gone into the bill, and it's not as bad as some previously proposed anti-spyware laws. However, you still have to wonder if it will really help. There will be provisions in the bill that are likely to have unintended consequences, causing problems for some software products. Meanwhile, the nastiest spyware products will remain controlled by criminals who don't care about the law because they don't expect to get caught. I don't think it's the worst thing in the world, but any law should have a provision to keep an eye out for negative unintended consequences and have a way to fix those quickly. There should also be a way to monitor whether or not this actually has an impact. Otherwise, it's just going to get voted into law without any balances to make sure it doesn't do any harm, because who wants to vote in favor of spyware?

Anti-spyware 'deceiving consumers'

Anti-spyware 'deceiving consumers' 02/12/2004 08:03 AM
ZDNet UK Feb 12 2004 12:26PM GMT
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