Anti-Spyware Vendor Partners with Spyware Company?

Posted by michael on Tuesday November 2, 2004 @08:57AM from the safe-spyware-bwah-hah-hah dept.

Tuxedo Jack writes "eWeek reports that the anti-spyware vendor Aluria Software has partnered with WhenU of 'WhenUSave' and 'SaveNow' infamy. They've removed WhenU from their spyware/malware definition lists, certified their applications as safe, and they deny that money was involved. As a result, SpywareInfo and many other anti-spyware sites are delisting Aluria's 'Spyware Eliminator' from their lists of preferred software. Is this a dangerous trend for anti-spyware? Or are we just witnessing a natural evolution? I sure hope it's neither - I like my Windows boxes junkware-free, thanks (oxymoron noted)."

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it's all just a circus for mac users by TheLittleJetson · 2004-11-02 10:04 · Score: 0, Flamebait

spyware, worms, viruses. JOLLY GOOD SHOW!
1. Re:it's all just a circus for mac users by cbreaker · 2004-11-02 11:11 · Score: 0, Flamebait
  
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