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BusinessWeek June 28, 2004 Ben Elgin	Guess What -- You Asked For Those Pop-Up Ads Software lodged in your PC follows your Web wanderings and slings up relevant pitches.
BusinessWeek June 28, 2004	Avi Naider, Adware Crusader The chief exec of WhenU says he hates spyware as much as anyone, but his product is different. Here he explains
PC World November 2005 Tynan & Spring	The Hidden Money Trail Those programs that pelt you with ads and bog down your PC are financed by some of America's largest companies.
PC World July 2005 Andrew Brandt	Can You Trust Your Spyware Protection? Determining what classifies as spyware is a difficult problem, and would-be spyware manufacturers try to make sure their software is not blacklisted by the major anti-spyware tools.
The Motley Fool June 30, 2005 Alyce Lomax	Bad Ads at Microsoft? Hopefully rumors of Microsoft's interest in an adware company are just rumors.
InternetNews October 1, 2004 Erin Joyce	A Hobbled Anti-Spyware Law California has its first anti-spyware bill, but it doesn't do enough to terminate the growing use of spyware that logs your moves online. And don't expect to see much stronger legislation in Congress.
InternetNews September 1, 2005 Susan Kuchinskas	Yahoo Funding Spyware? Analyst Ben Edelman charges Yahoo with supporting spyware companies by having them distribute its pay-per-click ads. He says that advertisers should be told what they are getting.
BusinessWeek June 28, 2004 Timothy J. Mullaney	Claria: The Napster Of Pop-Up Advertising The smart course may be to let the risks play out before Claria's IPO, letting investors know whether they'll buy a rocket or a dud.
BusinessWeek April 5, 2004 Stephen H. Wildstrom	How To Stymie The Snoop In Your PC Besides viruses, now you have to watch out for spyware. This software snoops on your online activities and sends the info to third parties without your knowledge. Learn how to protect yourself from these sneaky programs.
BusinessWeek June 28, 2004	Ben Edelman, Adware Scourge This 24-year-old law student-expert witness says he's "100% convinced that spyware is a fair label" for advertising software.
PC World November 2001 Tom Spring	Consumer Alert: Stealth Ad Invasion Don't look now, but your computer may be harboring software that lets unwanted advertising in...
BusinessWeek October 4, 2004 Toddi Gutner	What's Lurking in Your PC? Because it's so new and still evolving, many computer users don't understand spyware. Here's a quick tutorial to bring you up to date on this insidious problem.
Entrepreneur February 2004 Melissa Campanelli	A Pop-Up Victory Competitors' ads could muscle in on your Web site.
Wired December 2005 Annalee Newitz	Don't Call It Spyware Three years ago Gator (now Claria) was considered a parasite and a scourge. Today it's a rising star - selling virtually the same product. How a pop-up pariah won the adware wars.
InternetNews June 30, 2004 Roy Mark	Spyware Sneaking into the Enterprise Not just for consumers anymore, invasive programs are finding comfort in the corporate realm and leaving more than unwanted ads in their wake.
InternetNews June 8, 2005 Roy Mark	Bad Actors Safe Under Spyware Legislation? Congress should do less, rather than more, when it comes to federal anti-spyware bills.
The Motley Fool January 6, 2004 Rex Moore	Judge Bars Pop-Ups When last we left WhenU.com, it had won a court victory allowing it to serve whatever pop-up ads it wanted on top of U-Haul's website, even those of a competitor. A few more legal victories followed, but now a judge in New York has reversed course.
InternetNews May 11, 2005 Roy Mark	Adware Called Too Cozy With Spyware The Center for Democracy and Technology says complex relationships allow responsible parties to dodge liability even if Congress passes an anti-spyware bill.
PC Magazine May 5, 2004 John Clyman	McAfee AntiSpyware McAfee AntiSpyware is a solid--but not impenetrable--defense against spyware and adware
InternetNews July 12, 2005 Susan Kuchinskas	Microsoft Shifting Adware Approach? Is Microsoft hot on Claria or soft on adware? Microsoft has been criticized for changing the ratings of Claria and other adware in its Anti-Spyware product. Experts describe the deceptive practices used by some adware.
InternetNews October 5, 2005 Roy Mark	FTC Targets Spyware Operation Lawsuit claims Odysseus Marketing includes secret spyware and adware with its P2P downloads.
InternetNews November 6, 2006 Roy Mark	FTC Mulling Next-Gen Tech, Policy Three days of hearings open to consider future Internet regulatory challenges.
PC Magazine May 31, 2006 Robert Lemos	A Future Without Adware? Prosecutors and consumer advocates are on the attack against adware. Is a future without deceptive ad software attainable?
PC Magazine September 16, 2003 Konstantinos Karagiannis	Sweeping for Spies, Improved Adware, key loggers, and other spyware can send personal information about you out to the wired world, as well as make your machine run sluggishly.
PC World July 2004 Tom Spring	Striking Back at Spyware States, feds consider regulating intrusive software.
InternetNews February 16, 2007 Roy Mark	DirectRevenue to Pay Back 'Spyware' Gains Adware distributor DirectRevenue today settled Federal Trade Commission charges of unfair and deceptive trade practices of installing unwanted and unsolicited spyware unto consumers' computers.
T.H.E. Journal August 2004 Kelly Martin	Unmasking Spyware Today's Internet threats often arrive so quietly that they're undetectable, allowing he malicious code more time to identify and extract additional sensitive information, including passwords, decryption keys and keystrokes.
PC World April 2003 Tom Spring	New Ad-aware Goes Pro Version 6 of the ad-busting software comes in paid editions that promise real-time protection.
InternetNews January 30, 2007 Ed Sutherland	Travel Companies, Cingular Settle Adware Case Three online advertisers have to pony up $100,000 and promise to stop using controversial adware as part of a settlement with New York State's Attorney General.
PC World December 2004 Andrew Brandt	Poor Defenders Some anti-spyware companies use confusing ads, and our tests show their $20-$60 products are less effective than free competitors.
PC World November 2005 Mary Landesman	Best Defenders No, you don't need to put up with PC-clogging, privacy-invading spyware. New and potent tools for killing it dead. Spy Sweeper 4.0... Platinum Internet Security 2005... McAfee AntiSpyware 2006... CounterSpy 1.029... Interview with Gregor Freund on the future of spyware...
PC Magazine September 14, 2005 Larry Seltzer	Is It Spyware? The Anti-Spyware Coalition (ASC) has presented definitions and supporting documents for what is considered spyware to help standardize anti-spyware software.
PC Magazine March 2, 2004 Janet Rubenking	Identity Theft: What, Me Worry? There are ways to minimize the risk of ID theft. If you have time to balance your checkbook, shop online, or apply for a passport, you have time to check up on your personal information and take action if something's amiss.
InternetNews April 4, 2006 David Miller	Spitzer Files Spyware Suit New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer is suing an Internet advertising firm he claims surreptitiously installed millions of pop-up ad producing programs on individuals' computers.
AskMen.com Phil Helm	How To: Protect Your Computer Protecting your computer is easier than you might think. Here is a list of protection software that will keep your computer clean as a whistle and virus-free.
PC Magazine July 23, 2004 John Clyman	Spy Sweeper 3.0 Still the best single antispyware package we've tested, though (as is the case with others) it doesn't provide an impenetrable shield.
PC World March 2002 Scott Spanbauer	Get That Spyware Off My Computer! Prevent spyware from installing on your PC, remove spyware already installed, and switch browsers at will...
InternetNews February 27, 2004 Roy Mark	Lawmakers Launch New Anti-Spyware Bill Two champions of last year's Can Spam Act have introduced legislation in Congress to outlaw invasive software such as spyware and adware from being secretly installed on computers.
PC World April 2005 Mary Landesman	Spyware Stoppers Renegade programs can slip onto your system in an instant -- and they can be maddeningly difficult to banish. Our tests reveal the most powerful tools for fighting back.
InternetNews October 8, 2004 Roy Mark	FTC Pursues Former Spam King in Court The Federal Trade Commission filed its first spyware case Thursday against the man once known as the undisputed king of spam and the various companies he controls.
BusinessWeek July 17, 2006 Ben Elgin	The Plot To Hijack Your Computer Direct Revenue's swift rise illustrates the intertwining of spyware and mainstream online marketing.
PC World April 2, 2004 Andrew Brandt	Three Minutes With Spybot's Patrick Kolla The author of Search & Destroy wages war against ever-sneakier spyware and competitors who poach on his name and reputation.
InternetNews May 4, 2006 Roy Mark	Spyware Hustler Hit With $4M Penalty Justice was finally downloaded Thursday on Sanford Wallace, a notorious spammer of the 1990s who moved on to illegal spyware operations that installed adware, spyware and other unsolicited software programs on users' computers.
PC World June 14, 2002 Tom Spring	Has Your Browser Been Hijacked Lately? Lop.com's drive-by download marketing tactics irk some surfers.
BusinessWeek July 17, 2006 Ben Elgin	Curing Your Computer of Spyware What's the Rx? Check out these free and reliable programs that can rid your PC of a stealth infestation.
InternetNews September 6, 2006 Roy Mark	Spyware Operation Fined $2M A spyware operation that promised protection from viruses and spam but instead installed malware agreed today to pay a $2 million fine to settle Federal Trade Commission (FTC) charges of false and deceptive practices.
PC World August 25, 2006 Narasu Rebbapragada	Spyware Fighters Five antispyware programs focus on tackling the latest threats: Webroot Spy Sweeper 5.0, Spyware Doctor 3.8, CounterSpy 2.0, Ad-Aware SE Personal 1.06, and Spybot.
InternetNews December 23, 2003 Janis Mara	Judge Downs Pop-Ups in Contrary Decision Due to trademark infringement, a judge granted a preliminary injunction against adware company WhenU from displaying pop-up ads for Vision Direct when users visit the 1-800 Contacts website.
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PC Magazine July 26, 2007 Neil J. Rubenking	STOPzilla 5.0 When you hear the name STOPzilla, you expect a 50-meter-tall security behemoth that incinerates spyware with devastating atomic breath. Not so much.