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2. Lavasoft - Wikipedia

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   Avanquest (Claranova) [1][2] Website. www.adaware.com. Adaware, previously known as Lavasoft, [3] is a software development company that produces spyware and malware detection software, [4] including Adaware. It operates as a subsidiary of Avanquest, a division of Claranova. [2]

3. Steve Gibson (computer programmer) - Wikipedia

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   Steve Gibson. Steven[4] M.[5] Gibson (born March 26, 1955) is an American software engineer, security researcher, and IT security proponent. In the early 1980s, he worked on light pen technology for use with Apple and Atari systems, and in 1985, founded Gibson Research Corporation, best known for its SpinRite software.

4. Spyware - Wikipedia

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   t. e. Spyware (a portmanteau for spying software) is any software with malicious behavior that aims to gather information about a person or organization and send it to another entity in a way that harms the user by violating their privacy, endangering their device's security, or other means.

5. Adware - Wikipedia

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   However, most adware operates legally and some adware manufacturers have even sued antivirus companies for blocking adware. [35] Programs have been developed to detect, quarantine, and remove advertisement-displaying malware, including Ad-Aware, Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware, Spyware Doctor and Spybot – Search & Destroy.

6. Claria Corporation - Wikipedia

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   Other spyware-reporting agencies, such as Computer Associates and Panda Software's TruPrevent Technologies, still label Claria products as both adware and spyware. In March 2006, Claria claimed that it would be exiting the adware business and focusing on personalized search technology. [35] On July 1, 2006, Claria ceased displaying pop-up ads.

7. Spybot – Search & Destroy - Wikipedia

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   Spybot – Search & Destroy. Spybot – Search & Destroy (S&D) is a spyware and adware removal computer program compatible with Microsoft Windows. Dating back to the first Adwares in 2000, Spybot scans the computer hard disk and/or RAM for malicious software. Spybot-S&D was written by the German software engineer Patrick Michael Kolla, and is ...