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In the late 1990s, software companies looking to make money on the Internet started adding utilities to their products that displayed ads and/or tracked user information. User information was then resold to other companies. Many of these utilities qualify as "adware" or "spyware." Here's what these

Publication: Beyond Numbers

McAfee, Inc. Reports on Adware and Spyware Growth.

Findings Suggest the Most Prolific Distributors of Adware Are Star/Celebrity Web Sites SANTA CLARA, Calif., Sept. 11 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- McAfee, Inc. today announced the availability of a paper from McAfee(R) Avert(R) Labs entitled, "Adware and Spyware: Unraveling the Financial Web." The

Publication: PR Newswire

Adware, spyware a menace for Net users

Matt Cooper University Wire 07-13-2004 (The Daily Cougar) (U-WIRE) HOUSTON -- Spyware and adware are increasingly common annoyances for Internet users, but a University of Houston systems analyst said many people may not realize how threatening they really are. Gary Chelette, an analyst in UH's

Publication: University Wire

Cyberguard introduces next generation adware and spyware protection; Latest release of Webwasher CSM vaccinates networks against risky conditions.

M2 PRESSWIRE-8 December 2004-CYBERGUARD CORPORATION: Cyberguard introduces next generation adware and spyware protection; Latest release of Webwasher CSM vaccinates networks against risky conditions(C)1994-2004 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:12082004 Bracknell, UK. - CyberGuard Corporation

Publication: M2 Presswire

Anti-spyware, anti-adware option

Aimie Pardas New Straits Times 06-02-2005 Anti-spyware, anti-adware optionByline: Aimie PardasEdition: Computimes; 2*Section: Lab Report BenchmarkTHE growing menace of spyware and adware has prompted Symantec Corp to include Symantec Anti-Spyware Solution in the newest release of Symantec

Publication: New Straits Times

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