Microsoft Buys Tools for Fighting Spyware
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DECEMBER 20, 2004  - Microsoft Corp.&#39;s announcement last week that it has purchased a small vendor of antispyware tools serves to highlight the growing seriousness of the spyware problem for users, according to security analysts.
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Microsoft Corp.  said on Tuesday it would buy anti-virus software maker Sybari Software Inc. in its second such deal in three months to shore up security in its Windows and e-mail software, which are the most frequent targets of malicious programmers.
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Microsoft Purchases GIANT Anti-Spyware  Here's an interesting story. Microsoft, who's Internet Explorer browser is full of holes which make it able to accept browser programs and add-ons which  sometimes can be spyware, has now purchased an Anti-Spyware company. Something kind of stinks here.   Why not fix Internet Explorer security holes ...
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Anti-spyware company had granted another company rights to its software.
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New utility from PivX keeps intruders out of Windows systems.
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Microsoft bought anti-spyware technology this week to protect its Internet Explorer browser from surging rivals like Mozilla&#39;s Firefox, a group of Gartner analysts said Friday.
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Release of anti-spyware tool, promise of virus removal software could spell trouble for antivirus software companies.
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The tool from Blue Coat Systems detects spyware at the Internet gateway as well as the desktop and is designed to keep it from affecting network performance and security.
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Microsoft has purchased Giant Company Software of New York, which makes software to detect a common form of malicious software programs known as &quot;spyware,&quot; Microsoft said Thursday.
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Leading security software vendor PC Tools is pleased to see House  passage of the Internet Spyware (I-Spy) Prevention Act of 2007,  providing the justice system with greater power and resources to  prosecute cyber criminals. "We need to give these criminals more than a  slap on the wrist.
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Download the latest version of Ad-Aware, the popular spyware killer utility. New features include a improved  interface; some versions have rootkit and malware removal tools.
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Microsoft&#39;s entry into the anti-spyware business has hit a potential snag. Florida-based security developer Sunbelt Software Distribution claims that it owns part of the software Microsoft bought with the acquisition of Giant Software.
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InfoWorld - As pests, adware, and other malicious applications infiltrate corporate computers with greater frequency, some vendors, including McAfee and Computer Associates, are bundling anti-spyware into security management suites, giving IT more tools to control the hazard.
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Seven months ago, Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates vowed to &quot;help users be in control&quot; over the rampant spyware infesting Windows systems.
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According to a story on CNN&#39;s Web site, the software giant&#39;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.
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The company unveils the first version of a spyware-killing application based on technology from recently acquired Giant Software.
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Microsoft today announced that it has acquired Giant Software, a provider of anti-spyware and Internet security products. Microsoft said it will use intellectual property and technology assets from the.