This one has crept across the security pros and analysis can now be found here and here. For those not in the know, Yapbrowser is a browser “search tool” – unfortunately, none of the paid for links work (returning a…

While Direct Revenue wrestle with their own problems explaining to Mr. Spitzer and nail.exe it appears 180 Solutions has some explaining to do as we see yet another nail driven into the proverbial coffin. Much less a nail but more like someone took a s…

Ben Edelman’s new article is so very pertinent right now. We just saw installations without EULAs of adware and spyware in my write up on installs of 180solutions and other adware/spyware.

So-called “adware” companies say nonconsensual installa…

On Friday CNET reporter John Borland revealed that 180solutions had bought CDT, Inc. of Mont-Royal, Quebec. 180solutions, you’ll recall, has been claiming for some time that it has cleaned up its act. It’s even been crowing about its admission in th…

That is, the list of most detected malware, according to Emisoft, the company that makes a-squared malwre remover. This list reflects their findings in just the last 3 days (note the page has today’s date on it), on the Spyware, Adware, Ad supported …

Wayne Porter has an opened an interesting discourse with 180solutions recently. It had been picked up by Spyware Warrior, Shawn Collins, and others. Stewardship of the internet is the heart of the matter over Zango, n-Case and other 180solutions’ appli…

Metrics Direct (1800 Soultions) answers to questions by Wayne Porter.

MetricsDirect uses software (spyware) to get on computers through automated downloads. Computers with Windows XP SP2 (Service patch 2) update may be stopping most of this. Another…

To those of you following the whole “is 180 Solutions making products that deserve the adware/spwyare moniker?” debate, Wayne Porter just posted some interesting stuff on his blog. Mr. Porter, who runs a company that makes a competitor to our Counter…