Anti-Spyware Guidelines Get Final Version

Ant wrote to mention a C|Net article reporting an agreement by The Anti-Spyware Coalition on some standard methods for identifying and combating spyware. From the article: "The Anti-Spyware Coalition, whose members include Microsoft, Symantec, Computer Associates, McAfee, AOL and Yahoo, said on Thursday that it has finalized its spyware detection guidelines. The final version takes into account public comments on a proposed version introduced in October ... The Anti-Spyware Coalition's guidelines, or risk model description, aim to provide a common way to classify spyware, based on risks a piece of software poses to consumers. They also suggest ways to handle software, based on those risk levels."

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Re:No its not a joke

[Afrosheen]

I wonder what versions of NAV do this. I've used both versions 8 and 10 of NAV Corporate on many machines and have never once seen NAV identify Spybot S&D as spyware, malware, or anything else. It even skips past Ardamax Keylogger.