Police quiz BT on secret Phorm trials (The Register)
RIPA? Never heard of it officer... City of London police questioned BT earlier this week as part of a probe into the covert wiretapping and profiling of the internet use of tens of thousands of BT customers during tests of Phorm's adware system.…
Phorm: Our business is fine, honest (The Register)
UK.gov promises legal explanation for secret trials this month After its share price slumped to a new low, Phorm today sought to allay investor fears about the ISP-level adware business by repeating assurances that a critical third trial with BT will go ahead.…
McAfee sued by unhappy 'adware' company (TechWorld)
Case reminiscent of Zango battle with PC Tools. A little-known company called 7Search.com has become the latest outfit to legally contest its classification as spyware by a major anti-malware company.
Eyal Goldshmid: Virus Protect Pro program is really a virus (TCPalm.com)
I have some Adware on my computer that I can’t remove. It involves a shieldlike icon beside my clock that keeps flashing. It has a question mark in its notification bubble that has a red “x” in it. It’s called Virus Protect Pro, and it comes up when I single, double or right-click on the icon. I have launched the file several times but see no option to delete it. Can you help me?
Anti-Executable Keeps Interlopers Off Your Computer (E-Commerce Times)
By allowing a computer to run approved applications only, Faronics' Anti-Executable 3.0 is one of the most comprehensive ways available to improve worker and student productivity. Anti-Executable disables all unwanted, unlicensed or unnecessary applications; it simply blocks them from executing.
