[pchelpers] Re: exciting new antimalware initiative

Ekhart GEORGI (last name last) wrote:
> http://www.stopbadware.org/home/faq
> 
> Well, it was founded in January already, but at least it's new for me, 
> as is the new general "super" term "badware", which i just added to 
> Wikipedia:
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malware
> 
> Lots of very interesting, independent, and trustworthy players as 
> explained in this quote from http://www.stopbadware.org/home/faq :
> "Q: Who is behind this effort?
>      A: Harvard Law's Berkman Center for Internet & Society and Oxford 
> University's Oxford Internet Institute are leading this effort with the 
> support of several prominent tech companies, including Google, Lenovo, 
> and Sun Microsystems. Consumer Reports WebWatch is serving as an unpaid 
> special advisor."
> 
> They're even working together with Google to warn users who download 
> malware.
> 
> And they have practical info on how to protect and defend yourself
> http://www.stopbadware.org/home/help%2Fhelp_remove
> 
> http://www.technewsworld.com/story/48490.html
> 
> AOL was promptly declared badware:
> http://www.pcworld.com/article/id,126928-c,aol/article.html
> "AOL 9.0 Accused of Behaving Like Badware
> Update: Anti-malware group says the software deceives users and 
> interferes with computer use."
> (quoted from the above link)
This would be worth watching- to see what practical results the group 
can achieve.

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