Adware or anti-spyware? Symantec sued

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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]

Symantec Sued For Calling Software
Adware

Symantec Sued For Calling Software
Adware 08/02/2004 10:54 PM
A software company is now suing Symantec for calling their product adware. They claim that they've lost business, lost distributors and can't advertise on Google due to this. The product they're offering claims to be a spyware removal tool, but the same company also offers "email marketing" and other advertising services, so it does make you wonder.

Symantec sued over spyware label

Symantec sued over spyware label 08/03/2004 09:52 PM
A manufacturer of an antispyware program is suing Symantec, claiming that it misidentifies its software. In a twist Spyware Nuker's owner also markets exactly the kind of application Symantec is targeting.

Adware Company Sues Over Anti-Spyware
Law

Adware Company Sues Over Anti-Spyware
Law 04/13/2004 02:10 PM
WhenU, one of the more well known adware companies has filed a lawsuit to block Utah's anti-spamware law, claiming that it restricts their constitutional rights to advertise. While a lot of companies have been fighting against the bill, a number of careful reads through the law have pointed out that it actually seems to do a pretty good job of defining spyware. It basically prevents software from sending info home without making this fact clear to the end user or providing them with an easy way to uninstall the software. In fighting the law, most companies have been fairly vague in explaining just what legitimate software would be made illegal. The main issue is really just the notion of informing users that their data will be sent somewhere - and it's tough to come up with a good reason why the users shouldn't be informed. As far as I can tell, those fighting against the law are basically admitting that they want to secretly record your info and send it off somewhere.

Adware maker challenges Utah
anti-spyware law

Adware maker challenges Utah
anti-spyware law 04/13/2004 06:17 PM
Online advertising software maker WhenU says the first U.S. anti-spyware statute set to take effect next month could harm its business.

Symantec Joins Anti-Spyware Push

Symantec Joins Anti-Spyware Push 04/19/2005 09:19 AM
With a public beta release, Symantec is joining a score of companies offering protection against the growing threat of spyware. Norton Internet Security 2005 AntiSpyware Edition leverages Symantec's battle-hardened antivirus scanning engine, automatic updates and real-time background scans to stop spyware at the point of entry.

Symantec Offers Free Anti-Spyware Beta

Symantec Offers Free Anti-Spyware Beta 04/18/2005 06:16 PM
Techzonez Apr 18 2005 9:44PM GMT

Symantec Hops Aboard Anti-Spyware Train

Symantec Hops Aboard Anti-Spyware Train 04/18/2005 06:55 PM
In a free public beta test, Symantec adds spyware detection with real-time scanning to its Norton security suite for consumers.

FTC workshop: Adware=spyware

FTC workshop: Adware=spyware 03/14/2005 04:51 PM
Online Media Daily reports:Companies that install ad-serving software on consumers' computers and serve them pop-ups--such as WhenU, Claria, and 180solutions--bristle at being called "spyware," rather than the more neutral term "adware." But is spyware really the wrong word for such companies?...

BPS Spyware and Adware Remover v8.0.0.0

BPS Spyware and Adware Remover v8.0.0.0 12/19/2003 11:55 AM
BPS Spyware and Adware Remover is a spyware removal utility. It scans Memory, Registry and Drives for known spyware components and lets you remove them safely. Also features SpyWatch - a real-time SpyWare monitor watching your memory and registry for SpyWare that tries to install or change your system. [Shareware $29.00 5 Days 7.10 MB]

AOL Installing More Spyware/Adware

AOL Installing More Spyware/Adware 04/09/2004 05:29 PM
It seems that the latest strategic thinking from the folks at AOL is that, now that people are leaving the paid for service in droves, they might as well do everything possible to drive people away from their free offerings as well. How else can you explain their decision to install additional spyware/adware with the latest version of the AIM instant messenger product? As Broadband Reports points out, they apparently didn't learn anything from Real Networks latest problems. If they keep this up they'll (just like so many others) drive people to Microsoft and Yahoo (and Google, once they add their own Gimmle, or whatever Google's eventual instant messenger product will be called). The response, of course, is that AOL needs to make money somehow, and while that's true, that doesn't mean the way to make money is to piss off your user base. I'm not sure what gets into people's heads that they believe the only way for advertising to work is to piss off people. In a competitive market, that's just like handing your users over to your competitor.

WeatherBug is NOT spyware or adware

WeatherBug is NOT spyware or adware 07/01/2004 03:35 AM
WeatherBug made it a point to explain why they do not consider themselves to be spyware nor adware. While my feelings on the matter differ, the WeatherBug rep went to great lengths to explain that he and his team are committed to the prevention of such annoyances as spyware and promises that WeatherBug will not install any on our PCs. If this is in fact true, then this is great news. Personally, I have found another product that more than meets my needs.

TZ Spyware-Adware Remover v7.2.0.0

TZ Spyware-Adware Remover v7.2.0.0 12/10/2003 10:23 AM
Detect and remove spyware, adware, and Trojans safely from your PC. [Shareware $32.00 5 Days 5.22 MB]

Spyware and Adware out of Control

Spyware and Adware out of Control 09/20/2004 04:43 AM

Seems I am not the only one that has been dealing with more PC's inundated with Spyware and Adware. I explained in earlier articles that my kids computers are loaded with all the software to fight the intruders. Unfortunately I usually have to slick the drive every 90 days or so because they click on something that gets through the digital blockade I have erected. Thank God for Norton Ghost as it makes recovers real easy.

So what are you using to protect yourself. [New York Times]

Which Adware and Spyware are the Most
Insidious?

Which Adware and Spyware are the Most
Insidious? 10/28/2003 11:08 PM
Slashdot Oct 28 2003 1:35AM ET

spyware, adware, sneakware, malware

spyware, adware, sneakware, malware 05/07/2004 07:56 AM

Next-generation adware and spyware
protection

Next-generation adware and spyware
protection 12/22/2004 01:07 AM

Washington wakes up to spyware, adware

Washington wakes up to spyware, adware 04/28/2004 08:14 PM
Canning spam is no longer the biggest Internet concern in Congress. Two current bills seek to regulate the programs that take personal information and deliver pop-up ads.

Eliminate SpyWare and AdWare - Speed Up
Your PC

Eliminate SpyWare and AdWare - Speed Up
Your PC 04/29/2004 09:12 AM
Ad - http://www.spywarenuker.com Apr 29 2004 2:12PM GMT

Bazooka Adware and Spyware Scanner
v1.13.02

Bazooka Adware and Spyware Scanner
v1.13.02 08/07/2004 10:19 AM
Bazooka Adware and Spyware Scanner detects a multitude of spyware, adware, foistware, trojan, keylogger and trackware components; sources of irritation that antivirus software does not deal with. The scanning process will only take a fraction of a second and tell you how to uninstall the threat using simple step-by-step instructions or put you in contact with the vendor for the most up-to-date and safe uninstall instructions. [Freeware 750 KB]

Free Windows Software Without
Spyware/Adware

Free Windows Software Without
Spyware/Adware 12/27/2004 04:30 AM

Spam and Spyware/Adware Forums Open

Spam and Spyware/Adware Forums Open 06/29/2004 10:29 AM

Spyware and adware hide in BitTorrent
downloads

Spyware and adware hide in BitTorrent
downloads 06/17/2005 04:25 PM
ZDNet Jun 17 2005 4:50AM GMT

Spyware, adware hide in BitTorrent
downloads

Spyware, adware hide in BitTorrent
downloads 06/17/2005 04:25 PM
ZDNet Jun 17 2005 1:56PM GMT

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.

"hiding adware and spyware within
Windows Media files"

"hiding adware and spyware within
Windows Media files" 01/02/2005 04:12 PM

Using Software Restriction Policies to
Block Spyware-Adware

Using Software Restriction Policies to
Block Spyware-Adware 07/20/2004 05:58 PM

Identify Spyware, Adware, Trojan, and
Virus Threats

Identify Spyware, Adware, Trojan, and
Virus Threats 09/22/2004 08:51 PM

Symantec sued for labeling product
'adware'

Symantec sued for labeling product
'adware' 08/02/2004 07:04 PM
Small software maker says security giant has crushed business by mislabeling its antispyware product.

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.

Spyware Company Sues Utah Over
Anti-Spyware Law

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

Uncover The Easy Way To Remove Spyware
and Adware From Your Computer Using
CleanPCGuide.com

Uncover The Easy Way To Remove Spyware
and Adware From Your Computer Using
CleanPCGuide.com 04/13/2005 02:03 AM
Learn how CleanPCGuide.com can help you remove and prevent spyware and adware from infecting your computer. It is so easy a new computer user can do it. Or, you can pay someone else to remove the spyware and adware for you! [PRWEB Apr 13, 2005]

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

Symantec Takes on Spyware

Symantec Takes on Spyware 04/19/2005 04:36 AM
TechTree Apr 19 2005 8:44AM GMT

Spyware Company Sued For Unlawfully
Using Computer Resources

Spyware Company Sued For Unlawfully
Using Computer Resources 04/05/2005 02:15 PM
Unfortunately, when it comes to spyware/adware, there are two separate issues that often get confused. First, is the fact that the spyware is often installed without the user's knowledge or consent and is nearly impossible to remove. Second, is the fact that the application watches what you do, sends it back to a central server tracking info about you and pops up ads competing with sites you're viewing. It's important to separate out these two issues, because if the first issue wasn't there, the second one wouldn't be a problem. If someone wanted their information tracked for the sake of getting targeted ads, that should be up to them (no matter how ridiculous it seems to the rest of us). Unfortunately, though, most of the lawsuits targeting spyware companies have been about the second issue, where other companies are upset that ads are shown over their sites. While the courts don't always agree, many have realized that this practice, by itself, is perfectly legal (and is the same as things like your super market printing out a coupon for a competing product to one you just bought). The real problem is the fact that most of these products are installed without permission or by tricking the user into giving permission without realizing what they're doing. However, according to Broadband Reports, some people have finally filed a class action suit against one of the worst offenders of the sneaky install. The claim is that the company, Direct Revenue (who has a reputation for layer upon layer of dirty tricks despite claiming to be "transparent" with users), is unlawfully using and damaging many computers to make money "while willfully disregarding the computer owners' rights to use and enjoy their personal property." If this case gets anywhere (perhaps a big "if") it could threaten many of the adware companies out there, who all claim transparency, but have been shown repeatedly to use surreptitious installs. Of course, they'll probably all just blame it on their affiliates.

Yahoo Anti-Spy Favors Yahoo's Adware
Partners?

Yahoo Anti-Spy Favors Yahoo's Adware
Partners? 06/02/2004 08:16 PM

Spyware, adware plague Windows users
online; Mac OS X users surf freely

Spyware, adware plague Windows users
online; Mac OS X users surf freely 04/20/2004 08:48 AM

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.

Symantec Seeks To Go Beyond Anti-Virus

Symantec Seeks To Go Beyond Anti-Virus 01/03/2005 07:57 PM
Information Week Jan 3 2005 11:13PM GMT
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