15 month ago
Linkorama : Untangle to go Open Source - Untangle’s platform for blocking spam, spyware, viruses, adware and more is based on a variety of existing Open Source Solutions (Such as SpamAssassin, ClamAV, Snort, OpenVPN, etc.) which they have integrated and added on features.
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32 month ago
kayodeok : StopBadware.org: Regaining Control of Our Computers - Badware is a term we use to encompass the broad range of malicious software that is sneaking onto people's computers, including spyware and deceptive adware. It can subvert your computer for the benefit for a third party, frustrate you with unwanted adver
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kayodeok : 180solutions's Misleading Installation Methods - Dollidol.com - When a user receives 180 software from Dollidol.com, a close 180 distribution partner, the user cannot reasonably be said to have consented to 180's subsequent actions
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33 month ago
kayodeok : Mark's Sysinternals Blog: The Antispyware Consipiracy - Misleading and outright malicious advertising for antispyware casts a shadow on the entire industry
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34 month ago
kayodeok : What Claria Doesn't Disclose (Any More) - Claria's current installations omit prominent mention of the word "pop-up" -- the key word users need to read in order to understand what Claria is offering, and to decide whether to agree.
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35 month ago
kayodeok : Anti-Spyware Coalition Definitions and Supporting Documents - Technologies deployed without appropriate user consent and/or implemented in ways that impair user control over: Material changes that affect their user experience, privacy, or system security; Use of their system resources, including what programs are in
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35 month ago
kayodeok : Anti-Spyware Coalition Glossary - ASC includes the following Glossary in order to clarify some of the terms used in this document, particularly the more frequently used terms in anti-spyware products and research. This Glossary will be updated as we continue with our work
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35 month ago
kayodeok : Claria Shows Ads Through Exploit-Delivered Popups - But despite Claria's dislike of "spyware" vendors who install advertising software without any notion of user consent, Claria funds and supports such vendors in at least two distinct ways
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36 month ago
kayodeok : EULAlyzer: Analyze license agreements for interesting words and phrasesconds, and provide a detailed listing of potentially interesting words and phrases. - EULAlyzer can analyze license agreements in seconds, and provide a detailed listing of potentially interesting words and phrases. Discover if the software you're about to install displays pop-up ads, transmits personally identifiable information, uses uni
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37 month ago
kayodeok : How Expedia Funds Spyware - Comments from Expedia staff indicate that Expedia is aware of its relationships with "adware" vendors. Nonetheless, advertising intermediaries help facilitate, track, and fund these relationships. Users may therefore place some blame on advertising interm
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37 month ago
kayodeok : How Yahoo Funds Spyware - This article proceeds in three parts. First, I show examples of Yahoo ads supporting Claria, eXact Advertising, and Direct Revenue; I also review the objectionable practices of each of these vendors.
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37 month ago
kayodeok : Cool Web Search - Don't blame us - Coolwebsearch does not condone the use of hijacks, spyware or other behavior, that involves the installation of programs on users' computers without their prior knowledge, AND explicit consent
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37 month ago
kayodeok : Debunking ShopAtHomeSelect - ShopAtHomeSelect is widely known to become installed without meaningful consent -- or, in many cases, without any consent at all. Most egregious are installations through security exploits, without any notice or consent
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38 month ago
kayodeok : Greynets Special Report: Instant Messenger Opens Flood Gates to Hidden Spyware
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38 month ago
kayodeok : The Spyware Warrior Guide to State of Adware Detections (Index) - What follows is a menu of pages that summarize how programs from six different advertising software vendors are detected by twelve of the more reputable, established anti-spyware applications
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38 month ago
kayodeok : The State of Hotbar Detections - "A new document has been published at Spyware Warrior by Eric L. Howes showing detections of five Hotbar apps by 10 different anti-spyware programs"
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38 month ago
kayodeok : Zone Labs Cracks Spyware Prevention Barrior - New OSFirewall Thwarts Cybercriminals with Behavior-Based PC Protection - ZoneAlarm 6.0 to debut a radical new OSFirewall and Anti-Spyware solution to block the most dangerous Internet threats including spyware, rootkits, viruses, and more from invading PCs
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38 month ago
kayodeok : News Corp. Buys Intermix for $580 Million - News Corp., the media conglomerate controlled by Rupert Murdoch, is buying the online company Intermix Media Inc., owner of the social networking site MySpace.com, for $580 million in cash
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38 month ago
kayodeok : Rupert Murdoch, spyware magnate - Seeking to expand its Web presence, News Corp. said it is buying online entertainment company Intermix Media Inc. for about $580 million in cash
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38 month ago
Jeremy Zawodny : Spyware, Adware, Windows, GNU/Linux, and Software Culture - Spyware, Adware, Windows, GNU/Linux, and Software Culture: a good overview of the situation
kayodeok : Spyware, Adware, Windows, GNU/Linux, and Software Culture
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38 month ago
kayodeok : Corrupted PC's Find New Home in the Dumpster - Many PC owners are simply replacing embattled machines rather than fixing them: "I was losing the battle. It was cheaper and faster to go to the store and buy a low-end PC."
deusx : Corrupted PC's Find New Home in the Dumpster - New York Times - "Many PC owners are simply replacing embattled machines rather than fixing them." Wow, this seems insane. How can the new machines be possibly any better off than the old ones?
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38 month ago
kayodeok : Claria Unveils Behavioural Search Platform -- RelevancyRank Technology Paves the Way for Evolution of Online Search -- - Claria, a pioneer and leader in the behavioral marketing space, today announced the alpha release of Claria's Vista Marketing Services search platform
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38 month ago
kayodeok : Microsoft/Claria Deal Dead - Microsoft has ended its acquisition talks with behavioral targeting firm Claria, ClickZ News has learned from a source close to the discussions. Another Microsoft source later confirmed that report
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38 month ago
kayodeok : Wired News: Giving New Meaning to 'Spyware' - Spyware's not easy to define, but most people know it when parasitic programs suck up resources on their computer and clog their browsers with pop-up ads.
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kayodeok : Spyware Definitions and Supporting Documents - "The Anti-Spyware Coalition has released the first draft of the consensus document "Spyware Definitions and Supporting Documents" for a 30 day public comment period"
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