According to a story on CNN's Web site, the software giant's recent acquisition of anti-spyware company GIANT might mean users have to pay in order to benefit from the added security to Microsoft applications.
Sunbelt Software on Friday confirmed reports that it has exclusive rights over certain aspects of the anti-spyware programs Microsoft gained in its acquisition of Giant Company Software on Thursday. Microsoft issued a statement on Friday saying it...
Antivirus company Trend Micro spending an estimated $15m (£8m) to buy an anti-spyware company. InterMute is being bought just days after Trend Micro said it would sell its own anti-spyware technology to cut communication links between hackers and...
The US Congress didn't quite get around to approving an anti-spyware bill last year - such a bill died while awaiting a Senate floor vote. During a hearing on Wednesday, politicians said spyware was a growing threat that required prompt action by...
An independent report released on Wednesday has forecast massive growth in the amount spent by businesses on anti-spyware products over the next few years. The report, Corporate Anti-Spyware Market 2005-2009 by the Radicati Group, cites growing...
said on Thursday that it has finalised its spyware detection guidelines. The Anti-Spyware Coalition (ASC), whose members include AOL, CA, McAfee, Microsoft, Symantec and Yahoo! Although adware makers say there are legitimate uses for their programs...