Spyware Warrior

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Adware Installations of 2005

This page contains links to three representative adware installations:

* Homer & Bart Desktop Theme
* Good Luck Bear Desktop Theme
* KiwiAlpha

http://www.spywarewarrior.com/adw2005/index.html



The State of Claria Detections (July 2, 2005)

Detections of five Claria (Gator) apps by anti-spyware programs

http://www.spywarewarrior.com/elh/claria-detections.htm



The State of Hotbar Detections (July 30, 2005)

Detections of five Hotbar apps by 10 anti-spyware programs

http://www.spywarewarrior.com/elh/hotbar-detections.htm


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http://spywarewarrior.com/viewforum.php?f=23
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Eric has now published his additional work on the state of adware detections. The main page is here:

http://www.spywarewarrior.com/elh/adw-state.htm

The other adware programs used are:

180solutions
AskJeeves
Weatherbug
WhenU

12 of the most reputable anti-spyware programs were tested for detections of the adware, but were not tested for removal. The info in the main page explains how the tests were done and I recommend starting there.

http://www.spywarewarrior.com/elh/adw-state.htm

If you have questions or comments about any of the information presented on these pages, please register and post in the Anti-Spyware and Security Software Discussion forum:

http://spywarewarrior.com/viewforum.php?f=23
_________________
Former Microsoft MVP 2005-2009, Consumer Security
Please do not PM or Email me for personal support. Post in the Forums instead and we will all learn.