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- C.O.A.S.T. R.I.P.
- The zombie corpse of COAST, which had still been shuffling around long after we all knew it had died, finally sent out its obituary. An announcement on the Web site says COAST has ceased operation, and that the Web site will be taken down on April 15. COAST's death came...
- Blog posts 2005-04-12
- C.O.A.S.T., R.I.P.
- The zombie corpse of COAST, which had still been shuffling around long after we all knew it had died, finally sent out its obituary. An announcement on the Web site says COAST has ceased operation, and that the Web site will be taken down on April 15. COAST's death came...
- Blog posts 2005-04-12
- iDownload hires a lawyer
- While adware makers such as WhenU and 180Search try to play nice and reenter decent society, spyware vendor IDownload.com, which also operates under the name ISearch.com, tried to silence its critics. The company hired an, in my opinion, unscrupulous lawyer to send out cease and desist letters to Web sites...
- Blog posts 2005-02-28
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- Apple flaw count for 2007: 111 and counting
- Apple flaw count for 2007: 111 and countingHAHAHAHAHA!!!Wow, you sure do get great security when you pay twice as much for a Mac!!OUCH!!!!Come on apologists, tell us all why this is no big deal!I'm assuming in your total.......you're including things like the patches for Final Cut Pro that came out...
- Discussion threads 2007-05-29
- Airscanner Security Mini-Bundle (Mobile)
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- Software downloads 2007-01-11
- Apple Mac OS X patch plugs 31 vulnerabilities
- Apple Mac OS X patch plugs 31 vulnerabilitiesHey now![i]"Know anyone who has a Mac that has been impacted by any of the security flaws?"[/i]That's not exactly a fair question, as most people don't know anyone who even *has* a Mac.But that isn't what the zealots say[i]That might be the difference...
- Discussion threads 2006-11-28
- Trojans represent over 60% of all malware
- Trojans represent over 60% of all malwareNow this is ridiculous...At the bottom of this page, where this discussion of Malware is, ZDNET has an adlink to a known rogue spyware utility that's actually adware.From SpywareWarrior:"SpywareBot spywarebot.com exploits name "Spybot Search & Destroy"; same app as AdwareAlert [A: 5-14-06 / U:...
- Discussion threads 2006-09-21
- Microsoft's predatory pricing of security software
- Microsoft's predatory pricing of security softwareInteresting.And this quiet noise is doing what??? Right now, in the current economy, money talks and bull$$$$ walks. Right now, Microsoft is going to do again, what it's done in the past over and over. The only way it will be stopped is if they're...
- Discussion threads 2006-06-21
- Top 10 tricks causing spyware epidemic
- Spyware tricks have become increasingly devious, making spyware and adware stick to machines longer, more difficult to remove and sometimes impossible to see with ordinary methods. In the spyware tricks series I wrote about seeing installations with multiple resuscitators, increasing numbers of randomly named files, even randomly named folders. Internet...
- Blog posts 2005-12-20
- How to make an anti-spyware zealot
- Some adware company respresentatives and adware apologists like to refer to people like me as zealots. At Spyware Warrior I've blogged another installation of 180solutions software in the wild with... drum roll... No Notice and No Consent, along with a huge pile of other xxxware (call it...
- Blog posts 2005-11-29
- 180solutions on anti-spyware
- Keith Smith, CEO of 180solutions, writes about anti-spyware, Scanning for Fear. The problem is Mr. Smith gives no details or examples. He refers to adware programs as "downloadable applications" and anti-spyware programs as "scanning applications".180solutions has a full-time team dedicated to working with the scanning applications in...
- Blog posts 2005-11-29
- FTC busts Enternet Media for spyware
- It's true! I reported last week that a user at Spyware Warrior's forum wrote about what looked like a raid on Enternet Media's offices. Now the FTC has announced today their complaint against Enternet Media for spreading spyware by unfair and deceptive practices. The FTC documents can be...
- Blog posts 2005-11-10
- Another fallen spyware pusher?
- A user at Spyware Warrior forums posted an unconfimed report on an apparent raid of Enternet Media's offices in Woodland Hills, California. This is my first time on anything like this, but I am compelled to write after doing research on Enternet Media Inc. I found out what they are...
- Blog posts 2005-11-03
- April Fool joke on Halloween?
- When I read this, I thought it must be a joke. Surely Mr. Maheu can't be serious. From MediaPost,Direct Revenue challenges anti-spyware programs. [...] last week, DirectRevenue CEO Jean-Philippe Maheu indicated to OnlineMediaDaily that the company is prepared to go on the offensive, and raised the possibility that the...
- Blog posts 2005-10-31
- Eulas revisited and why you should read them
- Techdirt says "If You Read The EULA, You'd Never Agree To It", and links to a discussion at Slashdot about another article on EULAs. Note, I previously blogged about EULAs and two new tools that help make sense out of the nonsense found in many EULAs. TG Daily posts about...
- Blog posts 2005-10-24
- Does anyone really like adware?
- I bring up this question because adware company reps and adware apologists have been known to make statements about anti-spyware zealots (like myself, admittedly), that we think "our views are the views of every consumer". A few months ago I asked Spyware Warrior readers to respond to a few...
- Blog posts 2005-10-19
- FTC files case against alleged spyware pusher
- I've blogged this at Spyware Warrior and included links to my previous posts there and other sites with information about Walt Rines and Odysseus Marketing, the target of the FTC's complaint today. Walt Rines has a long history of questionable business and marketing practices and it seems his past...
- Blog posts 2005-10-05
- Direct Revenue changing courses?
- According to Direct Revenue's new CEO, Jean Philippe Maheu, the company is ending the use of third party affiliates to distribute their software. From the press release:NEW YORK--BUSINESS WIRE--Sept. 27, 2005--Direct Revenue, a leading provider of desktop advertising and behavioral marketing services, announces that it has ended the use of...
- Blog posts 2005-09-28
- Spyware tricks
- I just spent the last few hours downloading spyware, making videos of stealth installs, getting logs with InCtrl5, HijackThis and my firewall. Spyware tricks are becoming more devious all the time. Just recently other researchers and I have seen more installations with multiple resuscitators, increasing numbers of randomly...
- Blog posts 2005-09-19
- Demystifying EULAs
- End User License Agreements EULAs -- do you read them? You know you should but if you are like most people, you probably read the first paragraph or two, skim the rest, then your eyes glaze over and you click "I agree" to end the pain. Indeed, its...
- Blog posts 2005-09-15
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