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Title: Spyware-Removal Program Tagged as a Trap
Post by: Mysterious Benefactor on May 28, 2005, 08:02:41 PM
Security experts are warning Internet users about a new piece of software that poses as a spyware-removal tool but is actually being used to persuade unsuspecting Internet users to download spyware programs and Trojans.

The company says it is the victim of unscrupulous online advertisers who bundle the product with noxious wares. But security experts say the SpywareNo program is installed on Internet users' computers without warning and can be difficult to remove. Learn more about this latest spark in an explosion of "rogue anti-spyware" programs.

Read more here: Spyware-Removal Program Tagged as a Trap (http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1759,1821127,00.asp?kc=enews052705dtx1k0000599)