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180Solutions Drops Suit Against ZoneLabs
Beleaguered adware provider 180Solutions has dropped their lawsuit against security software company Zone Labs, makers of ZoneAlarm. According to 180Solutions, ZoneAlarm mislabeled 180’s S3 “Safe and Secure Search” search assistant adware program as a piece of high-risk software that was dangerous to users and monitored both mouse movements and keystokes, [...] more...
Researchers and Tech Firms Collaborate on Adware Watchdog Site
Researchers at Harvard and Oxford Universities, along with Google, Sun Microsystems, and Lenovo Group Ltd. are collaborating on a website that will identify and list carriers of spyware and malicious software. The site, StopBadware.org, will go online tomorrow (Wednesday). Even with the advent of spam filters, ad blockers, and virus scanners, [...] more...
CDT Files Suit Against 180Solutions
On Monday, the anti-spyware watchdog Center for Democracy and Technology (CDT) filed a formal complaint with the FTC against adware provider 180Solutions The CDT maintains that 180Solutions tried to trick users into installing adware on their computers through a wall of affiliates. “This company’s brazen distribution practices saddle innocent Internet [...] more...
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