Web Advertisers Settle N.Y. Spyware Lawsuit (Washington Post)
Web Advertisers Settle N.Y. Spyware Lawsuit (Washington Post)
Three of the most aggressive buyers of online advertising space today agreed to pay fines and reform their advertising practices as part of a landmark anti-spyware settlement. Mobile phone giant Cingular Wireless LLC, and travel sites Priceline.com and Travelocity.com agreed to settle their part in an ongoing investigation by the New York State Attorney General’s office, which last year sued …
Trend Micro Adds Spyware and Rootkit Protection to Popular ‘Worry-Free Security’ Products for Small Businesses (SYS-CON Media)
Trend Micro, Incorporated , a leader in antivirus and Internet content security, today announced the latest versions of its Worry-Free Security Solutions. The newest versions build upon the success of previous versions by extending all-in-one integrated protection against malicious, emerging web-threats such as spyware through a powerful new anti-spyware engine; by improving anti-spam …
Aladdin Study Finds Web-Based Threats Grew 1,300 Percent in 2006, Spyware on a Mission (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)
Aladdin Knowledge Systems , the leader in Software DRM, strong authentication and content security solutions, today announced that the Aladdin Content Security Response Team released an annual study that marks an enormous 1,300 percent growth of Web-based threats in 2006.
Sony BMG settles spyware claims (Australian IT)
SONY BMG has agreed to settle charges that it secretly embedded potentially damaging anti-piracy software in some of its CDs, the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) said.
