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Hacker Pleads Guilty to Computer Fraud
(News) A Florida man faces prison after pleading guilty to installing adware on PCs located around Europe.
(News) A Florida man faces prison after pleading guilty to installing adware on PCs located around Europe.
AdultFriendFinder settles pop-up adware charges
(News) A site billing itself as the world's largest sex and swingers community has settled charges with the U.S. Federal Trade Commission that it bombarded consumers with sexually explicit pop-up ads.
(News) A site billing itself as the world's largest sex and swingers community has settled charges with the U.S. Federal Trade Commission that it bombarded consumers with sexually explicit pop-up ads.
Zango founder calls it quits
(News) One of the founders of notorious adware vendor Zango Inc. is leaving the company.
(News) One of the founders of notorious adware vendor Zango Inc. is leaving the company.
Adware company is accused of violating FTC pact
(News) An advertising software maker criticized last year by the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is under fire again for allegedly not clearly labeling its software and informing consumers what it does on their PCs.
(News) An advertising software maker criticized last year by the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is under fire again for allegedly not clearly labeling its software and informing consumers what it does on their PCs.
Companies Can't Break Ties to Adware
(News) Despite vows not to advertise through adware, companies still can't escape.
(News) Despite vows not to advertise through adware, companies still can't escape.
Google buys game advertising, statistics software
(News) Google Inc. has acquired software and developers to broaden its expertise in the areas of interactive video game advertising and statistics visualization.
(News) Google Inc. has acquired software and developers to broaden its expertise in the areas of interactive video game advertising and statistics visualization.
Dodgy Ad Reported on MSN Messenger
(News) Microsoft apparently yanks promos that peddled 'security fix' through misleading threats.
(News) Microsoft apparently yanks promos that peddled 'security fix' through misleading threats.
DirectRevenue to pay $1.5M in adware settlement
(News) A New York company has agreed to pay US$1.5 million to settle charges that it infected victims' computers with adware.
(News) A New York company has agreed to pay US$1.5 million to settle charges that it infected victims' computers with adware.
Privacy Watch: Gain Extra Protection With Adware Scanner Secrets
(howto) Put the extra features of Spybot Search & Destroy and Ad-aware to work for you.
(howto) Put the extra features of Spybot Search & Destroy and Ad-aware to work for you.
Sneaky Apps Attack
(news) More-aggressive applications are creeping onto your hard drive, serving you endless ads or resetting your browser.
(news) More-aggressive applications are creeping onto your hard drive, serving you endless ads or resetting your browser.
Tools to Ward Off Adware
(news) Updated Ad-Aware offers options, real-time protection, and some snags.
(news) Updated Ad-Aware offers options, real-time protection, and some snags.