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  • IE flaws used to spread pop-up toolbar

    An adware purveyor has apparently used two previously unknown security flaws in Microsoft's Internet Explorer browser to install a toolbar on victims' computers that triggers pop-up ads, researchers said this week.

  • Lindows tackles spam, pop-up ads

    Software maker Lindows released a new version of the Linux operating system Wednesday, touting new features that block unwanted e-mail and Web advertising.

  • New IE may burst pop-up bubble

    Pop-up advertisements have thrived for years despite numerous efforts to eradicate them, but now online marketers are seriously wondering whether the Web's most detested ad format is about to meet its match: Microsoft.

  • IE pop-up spoofing problem won't get patch

    Microsoft does not plan to update Internet Explorer to prevent a spoofing attack that could trick users into giving out personal information to hackers.

  • Anti-spyware demo turns malware double agent

    A strain of malware disguised as anti-spyware has become the latest double-agent in multi-step "convergence" crime online.

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    Researchers think computers that "gossip" with each other are key to filtering out ads -- and piracy-fighting decoys -- on P2P networks.

  • Battling spyware in court

    In what could prove to be one of the great second acts in Internet history, erstwhile king of spam Sanford Wallace takes centre stage this week as exhibit A in a federal crackdown on invasive online advertising software.

  • Is hosted anti-spam the answer?

    It has taken only four years for spam to become the bane of business but, as SMBs are finding, spam can be killed before it enters inboxes with the use of a hosted provider.

  • Windows admin 'feature' poses latest hazard

    An obscure messaging feature in Windows could be the latest source of security problems for Internet users, experts have warned.

  • Ultimate anti-spam guide: 11 products tested

    From server-level software, to appliances, to managed services, we review the latest anti-spam solutions to help enterprises manage the onslaught of unsightly spam.

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  • Pop those pop-ups: Six packages tested

    Fed up with pop-up ads? We review six ad-free browser apps, each with its own method of removing annoying solicitations.

  • New IE may burst pop-up bubble

    Pop-up advertisements have thrived for years despite numerous efforts to eradicate them, but now online marketers are seriously wondering whether the Web's most detested ad format is about to meet its match: Microsoft.

  • McAfee SpamKiller 2005

    Despite McAfee's acquisition of SpamAssassin and other technologies, SpamKiller 6.0 is a muddle of an antispam app.

  • Norton AntiSpam 2005

    Persistent performance issues with Norton AntiSpam 2005 have soured our opinion and lead us to recommend MailFrontier Desktop instead.

  • Norton AntiSpam 2004

    Norton AntiSpam 2004 earns an Editors' Choice for its simplicity, efficiency, and ability to work inside Outlook Express.

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