Yahoo Toolbar is out of Beta and changes default scanning

[Genna Reeney]

"Yahoo, which had faced criticism for the way its anti-spyware toolbar scans
for software, has decided to alter the toolbar so it treats adware the same
as other nefarious software."

"In the full release, Anti-Spy also displays scanned software into various
categories such as spyware and adware, and users can click a button to read
more information about the categories before deciding whether to delete a
program. 'There's obviously debate and activity in the [spyware] space, and
we don't want to be in the business of defining the space,' Norton said. "

Full Story here: http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1759,1631542,00.asp
Yahoo Toolbar available here: http://toolbar.yahoo.com/

 

[Jack D. Russell, Sr.]

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* Reply by Jack D. Russell, Sr. <[email protected]>
* Newsgroup: alt.comp.freeware
* Reply to: All; "Genna Reeney"
<[email protected]>
* Date: Fri, 6 Aug 2004 18:18:10 -0500
* Subj: Yahoo Toolbar is out of Beta and changes default scanning
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GR>"Yahoo, which had faced criticism for the way its anti-spyware
GR>toolbar scans for software, has decided to alter the toolbar so it
GR>treats adware the same as other nefarious software."

GR>"In the full release, Anti-Spy also displays scanned software into
GR>various categories such as spyware and adware, and users can click
GR>a button to read more information about the categories before
GR>deciding whether to delete a program. 'There's obviously debate
GR>and activity in the [spyware] space, and we don't want to be in
GR>the business of defining the space,' Norton said. "

GR>Full Story here:
GR>http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1759,1631542,00.asp
GR>Yahoo Toolbar available here: http://toolbar.yahoo.com/

Thanks for the update, Genna.