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ZDNet Dictionary Definition
- Adware
- (1) ADvertisementWARE Software that periodically pops up advertisements on a user's computer. It displays ads targeted to the individual user based on key words entered in search engines...
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ZDNet Resources
- Claria to exit adware business
- Claria to exit adware businessThis is wonderful news, want my credit card?So now they're turning into 'good guys' who only have our best interests at heart? How niiiice. Would you like my credit card details?I will never use/trust anything from these lying thieves!I would never use a search engine provided...
- Tags: Spyware, Spyware, adware & malware, Viruses and worms, SECURITY, Claria Corp., adware, adware business
- Discussion threads 2006-03-22
- US adware business is doomed
- The one thing that can be said for Claria's announcement yesterday is that it displaces the work of 180Solutions as the most imaginative use of the Press Release to mislead. As Suzi Turner pointed out , Claria, the ones who brought us sappy screen savors bundled with...
- Tags: adware
- Blog posts 2006-03-22
- Claria quits adware
- Claria quits adwareLet Bill buy the adware... and deep six that shit! He now gives to charity right? Well this could be his biggest benevolent contribution to mankind ... plus it would count as a tax writeoff right? Bill, what do you say? ;)SkepticalI would wait...
- Tags: Spyware, Spyware, adware & malware, Claria Corp., PersonalWeb, adware
- Discussion threads 2006-03-21
- Claria quits adware
- Claria announced today that the company will be out of the adware business by the end of the second quarter. In April Claria will launch the beta version of PersonalWebSM, a "next generation platform designed to provide consumers with a highly personalized Internet experience." I don't have any details on...
- Tags: adware, Claria Corp.
- Blog posts 2006-03-21
- Adware maker Claria steps into search
- Adware maker Claria steps into searchI like this:"Claria plans to use its intimate knowledge of those users' search behavior ..."Betcha didn't know that cockroaches could be so warm and fuzzy.clariaI do not trust ClariaMakers of popupsAny company that makes pop up adds i.e. Gator !!I will have nothing to do...
- Tags: Spyware, adware & malware, Cyberthreats, Viruses and worms, SECURITY, adware, Claria Corp., malware, Gator, malware program
- Discussion threads 2005-07-13
- Most popular adware apps: Claria, CoolWWW
- Wall Street Journal quotes the results of a WebRoot study regarding the most common adware applications installed on users' PC. Claria, CoolWWW, AltNet and 180SearchAssistant have been the most common adware apps, with AltNet and 180SearchAssiatant trading places in Q4 2004 and Q1 2005.
- Tags: adware, CoolWWW
- Blog posts 2005-07-06
- Microsoft should buy Claria
- After being knocked out by a bout of the flu for a week, I'm back. Of course, I thought I was still having fever-dreams when I read the stories about Microsoft considering buying Claria. On first glance, it doesn't make much sense. Microsoft's image has enough problems without bringing in...
- Tags: Microsoft Corp., Claria Corp.
- Blog posts 2005-07-01
- The remedy for spyware--not anytime soon, part II
- Updated 5/16: Yesterday I blogged the early morning session of the CNET Download.com-hosted spyware event (MP3 files of all the panel discussions are here--registration required), concluding that the two sides--adware/spyware purveyors and their antitheses--are not far along in formulating a truce that would reduce at least the non-rogue/organized crime induced...
- Tags: Claria Corp., adware
- Blog posts 2005-05-04
- Adware maker joins federal privacy board
- Adware maker joins federal privacy boardNot looking goodWow, I think the Department of Homeland Security just lost most of it's credibility with me...and this is a big surprize?Since the Bushies nominate polluters to the EPA and loggers to the dept. of interior and drug company execs to the FDA and...
- Tags: Government, Spyware, Spyware, adware & malware, Vertical industries, SECURITY, Viruses and worms, U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Gator, Saddam, Claria Corp., DoubleClick Inc., adware
- Discussion threads 2005-02-23
- 29 mln users are running Claria adware
- Claria alone has about 29 million users running its adware products on their computers, according to comScore MediaMetrix, an Internet research firm. That compares with 1.5 million users in early 2000.
- Tags: Spyware, Spyware, adware & malware, Viruses and worms, Claria Corp., adware
- Blog posts 2004-09-30
- Adware anxiety gives Claria cold feet
- Adware anxiety gives Claria cold feetClaria is going DOWN in flames...NEVER been to a P2P site or any site where Claria software was openly stated as illegally being downloaded as SPYWARE - which it is. Yet a scan yesterday turned up almost 80 cases of Claria SPYWARE on my PC....
- Tags: Spyware, adware & malware, Cyberthreats, Viruses and worms, SECURITY, cold calling, Claria Corp., Gator, spyware, adware
- Discussion threads 2004-08-12
- Yahoo clamps down on Claria adware
- Yahoo clamps down on Claria adware"allow them to easily uninstall the application"Easy uninstall. Riiiight.My stepson got that GAIN scumware installed on the PC I let him use. Add/Remove programs did NOT work. Spybot found some, AdAware found some, and HiJackThis! found some, but all three together...
- Tags: Spyware, Spyware, adware & malware, Viruses and worms, SECURITY, Precision Time, Clarion, Claria Corp., adware, Yahoo! Inc.
- Discussion threads 2004-08-06
Additional Resources
- Wall Street: MSFT should buy Yahoo, consider RIM
- A Wall Street investor has suggested that the stars may be aligned just right for Microsoft to make another run at Yahoo, this time for $22 per share. Investment fund Mithras Capital, which owns more than 1.9 million shares, or 0.14 percent, of Yahoo, said Microsoft has a window of...
- Tags: Research In Motion Ltd., Yahoo! Inc., Microsoft Corp., MSFT, Financial Accounting, Search, Advertising & Promotion, Handhelds, Finance, Marketing, Hardware, Sam Diaz
- Blog posts 2008-10-10
- F-Secure Internet Security 2009
- F-Secure Internet Security 2009 is a complete suite of antivirus, antispyware, antispam, antiphishing, and personal firewall tools for personal desktops. We've been hearing good things and looking forward to reviewing F-Secure for years, however, several little things bothered us about this release. F-Secure Internet Security 2009 costs more than the...
- Tags: Firewalls, Spyware, adware & malware, SECURITY, Viruses and worms, Cyberthreats, Network security, F-Secure Corp., F-Secure Internet Security 2009, F-Secure Internet Security
- Product reviews 2008-10-08
- Spyware-Adware-Diagosis (exe)
- Spyware and adware diagnosis program. Find out if your system is infected with spyware or adware. Check your system for unwanted programs. Check if there has to be something done to restore your PC to mint conditions. This version is the first release on CNET Download.com.
- Tags: Adware, Xrxtc, Spyware, Spyware, Adware & Malware, Viruses And Worms, Cyberthreats, Security
- Software downloads 2008-10-02
- Avanquest System Suite Web Installer (exe)
- Avanquest System Suite Web Installer from Internet Security 2.0 downloads and installs latest version of Avanquest System Suite directly from its site and with maximal speed. Avanquest System Suite Professional, The Ultimate, All-In-One Suite for PC Security, Anti-Virus, Anti-Spyware, Maintenance & Privacy. World Class protection against viruses, Trojans, spyware and...
- Tags: Web, Internet Security, Internet, Network Security, Spyware, Spyware, Adware & Malware, Security, Viruses And Worms, Networking
- Software downloads 2008-10-02
- Spammers attacking Microsoft's CAPTCHA -- again
- Spammers attacking Microsoft's CAPTCHA -- againI'm all for shutting down...mail servers that are spamming. No matter how big they are. If my server started spamming, my ISP would give me one shot to clean it up. If I didn't or couldn't it would be blocked. Just because it's Microsoft doesn't...
- Tags: Spam, spammer, CAPTCHA, Microsoft CAPTCHA, Microsoft Corp.
- Discussion threads 2008-10-01
- Dr. Web CureIt (exe)
- Download a free anti-virus and anti-spyware scanner based on the Dr.Web engine. As hundreds new viruses appear and spread in hours around the world daily, CureIt! with the newest definitions to the virus bases is re-built several times every day. The utility will quickly scan and cure, if necessary, your...
- Tags: Web, Virus, Doctor Web, Cyberthreats, Viruses And Worms, Security
- Software downloads 2008-10-01
- RealDVD officially launches, so do lawsuits; Is it 'StealDVD'?
- Update: RealNetworks announced Tuesday that its RealDVD software, which allows you to rip and burn DVDs easily, officially launched. And the lawsuits weren't far behind. In a statement Techmeme, RealNetworks billed RealDVD as a "watershed" product. The software, which goes for $29.99 on sale, allows you to...
- Tags: Lawsuit, Movie, RealNetworks Inc., RealDVD, RealDVD Software, DVD, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-09-30
- Infamous vendor of "AntiVirus XP" badware sued
- Infamous vendor of "AntiVirus XP" badware suedcombofix, smitfraudfix, etcI used all the usual tools to remove at least one incarnation of this s__tware, and it still kept coming back! Had to run the "uninstaller," then run smitfraudfix, then manually remove the folders and registry keys!All I can say is...Thank goodness...
- Tags: Viruses and worms, SECURITY, Spyware, adware & malware, Cyberthreats, antivirus, Infamous vendor, AntiVirus XP
- Discussion threads 2008-09-30
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