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Aluria Software Teams Up With Adware Distributor
« on: Oct 30th, 2004, 1:00am » |
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WhenU, Inc, (http://www.whenu.com/whenu_solution.html ) a company specializing in distributing ad rendering software, (and which has been identified as spyware/adware) and Aluria Software ( http://www.aluriasoftware.com/ ), a so called anti-spyware company have announced they have teamed up to release UControl Scanner. 
Said by WhenU:
Quote:WhenU is committed to protecting consumers' privacy and consumer PCs against dangerous spyware. This is why WhenU has teamed up with Aluria Software, a leading provider of anti-spyware tools, to provide WhenU consumers with UControl.
UControl is the first product in the online advertising industry that provides a comprehensive scan of your computer and removes unwanted spyware programs, while continuing to provide the deals, offers and value consumers have come to expect from WhenU contextual products. |
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Source:
http://www.whenu.com/whenu_solution.html
Aluria agreed to de-list WhenU from the defintions it uses for Spyware Eliminator. Suzi at Spyware Warrior has blogged about this:
http://www.netrn.net/spywareblog/
WhenU Certified 'Spyware-Safe' by Aluria - Leader in Anti-Spyware Security:
http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=109&STORY=/www/sto ry/10-27-2004/0002312862&EDATE
You can find more information and read people opinions from the links below:
http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,11723816~mode=flat
http://forums.net-integration.net/index.php?showtopic=24134
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