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December 5, 2006
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Washington Settles First Spyware Suit The Attorney General's office for the state of Washgington has its first notch under a new law designed to punish spyware makers and, in this case, make them pay.   |
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January 22, 2009
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Spammers Are Gaming Google's Adwords Researchers are warning of some bad actors in paid results on Google. |
InternetNews
January 25, 2006
Sean Michael Kerner |
Microsoft Takes Legal Aim Against Spyware Microsoft is taking legal action against one such company alleging that Secure Computer LLC, used deceptive pop-up ads to warn users that their computers were at risk and could contain spyware. |
InternetNews
August 15, 2006
Clint Boulton |
FTC, AG Sue to Stuff Alleged Pop-up Scheme The Federal Trade Commission and the Washington state Attorney General have sued to halt an operation that barrages consumers with pop-up advertising and demands money to make the pop-ups cease. |
InternetNews
April 4, 2006
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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. |
InternetNews
September 8, 2004
Ryan Naraine |
XP SP2 Deadline Extended The complete delivery due by April 2005 to give businesses time to prepare. |
PC World
March 2004
Paul Thurrot |
Windows XP's Big Security Fix Our test drive suggests that Service Pack 2 is a keeper--assuming no incompatibilities. |
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. |
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. |
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. |
InternetNews
April 21, 2005
Roy Mark |
States Take Spyware Action Into Their Own Hands Washington will soon join Utah and California in passing laws targeting spyware and phishing. |
PC Magazine
November 16, 2004
Neil J. Rubenking |
TweakUI for Win XP Install Fails Learn the prerequisites for setting up this useful tool. |
InternetNews
October 8, 2009 |
McAfee FOCUS 09: Anatomy of a Scareware Scam McAfee peels back the skin of an infamous scareware company, exposing all the intricate inner workings from publicly available data. |
InternetNews
December 16, 2004
Roy Mark |
Microsoft Takes Giant Step Against Spyware Redmond acquires anti-spyware software maker and plans free beta version within a month. |
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. |
PC World
September 9, 2002
Scott Spanbauer |
Windows XP Service Pack Due Today Microsoft's first packaged update to the OS collects bug fixes and new drivers, adds leeway to the license monitor. |
Knowledge@Wharton
August 13, 2003 |
Darn Those Pop-Up Ads! They're Maddening, But Do They Work? E-commerce experts at Wharton and elsewhere say pop-ups are not universally loathed and irrevocably worthless. But collectively they can indeed be a nuisance. |
PC World
May 2005
Scott Spanbauer |
It's Time to Update Your Internet Security Arsenal Every tool you need to secure your Windows PC is free on the Internet. Here's where they are. |
InternetNews
July 21, 2006
Andy Patrizio |
Where's The Advantage In Windows Genuine Advantage? How does a legitimate installation of Windows XP suddenly become invalid? |
PC Magazine
March 2, 2004
Neil J. Rubenking |
Who Is Mr. Enigma? If you check your Windows XP Registry, you'll find something mildly alarming--an empty key named HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\ SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Mr. Enigma. Is it a sign of spyware? Is it the sinister alter ego of Dr. Watson? |
