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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If you think this is bad by Anonymous Coward · 2004-11-02 08:59 · Score: 5, Funny

Symantec's upcoming "Sobig aint so bad" campaign promises to really ruffle feathers. I smell a payoff.
"(oxymoron noted)" by Anonymous Coward · 2004-11-02 09:00 · Score: 5, Funny

Gee, thanks for pointing that out, for a second there I thought Slashdot was promoting a Micro$oft product (you see, I substituted a dollar sign the "S", I'm FUNNY!)