Mysteryware News

Windows XP Service Pack 3, What You Can Expect
 (Bits from Bill, April 2th, 2008)


WinPatrol 2008 Adds ActiveX Management
 (Bits from Bill, April 25th, 2008)


Windows Episode VII: A New Hope
 (Bits from Bill, April 8th, 2008)


Your Laptop Could Predict Earth Quakes
 (Bits from Bill, March 31st, 2008)


Internet Explorer 8 Beta: New Names for Old Ideas
 (Bits from Bill, March 14th, 2008)


Opt Out to Protect Your Privacy and Identity
 (Bits from Bill, February 13thth, 2008)


IAC may say Good-Bye Ask.com Toolbar
 (Bits from Bill, February 29th, 2008)


WinPatrol 14.0 Enhanced Keylogger Detection
 (Bits from Bill, January 25th, 2008)


Ex-husband gets Jail Time for Keylogger
 (Bits from Bill, January 11th, 2008)


OLPC Evaluation Guide - First Impressions
 (Bits from Bill, December 17th, 2007)


Maleware is Free on Wireless Networks
 (Bits from Bill, December 14th, 2007)


SearchLand Security Advisory HIGH
 ( SearchLand.com, November 30th, 2007)


Detect Changes to Windows Automatic Updates with WinPatrol
 (Bits from Bill, October 26th, 2007) Press Release


More gnashing of teeth after Microsoft update brings PCs to a standstill
 (The Register, October 25th, 2007)


Microsoft addresses new reports of forced Windows updates and reboots
 (Mary Jo Foley ZDNet, October 25th, 2007)


AOL Renamed to Advertising Online  (Bits from Bill, October 17th, 2007)


Is your Email Real? Click here to find out  (Bits from Bill, August 31th, 2007)


Signature Error Claims WinPatrol a Porn Dialer  (Bits from Bill, June 20th, 2007)


MPack Hacking Creates Italian Job Trojans  (Bits from Bill, June 19th, 2007)


Teen Photo used on Porn DVD  (Bits from Bill, June 4th, 2007)


AntiSpyware Advertising Gets Nasty  (Bits from Bill, April 27th, 2007)


File Restoration, a new Revenue for Microsoft        (Bits from Bill, April 14th, 2007)


Think Before You Post        (Bits from Bill, March 27th, 2007)


Trend Micro HijackThis Will Remain Free        (Bits from Bill, March 14th, 2007)


Bill Gates confirms, Vista Upgrade Under $100        (Bits from Bill, January 29th, 2007)


The Storm Worm Hoax        (Bits from Bill, January 21st, 2007)


Who is behind StopBadware.Org?        (Bits from Bill, September 9th, 2006)


The CNET AntiSpyware Workshop - A Year Later        (ReveNews, April 6th, 2006)


The People of State of New York v. Direct Revenue, LLC
       (Benjamin Edelman - Media Coverage)


McAfee Acquires Web Safety Pioneer SiteAdvisor        (McAfee PR, April 5th, 2006)


Updates on IE (Zero-Day) vulnerability        ( SANS, March 27th, 2006)

SpywareQuake - newest roque, replacing SpyFalcon and SpyAxe
       ( Spyware Confidential, March 25th, 2006)


Olympic Technology and FEMA        ( Bits from Bill, February 23rd, 2006)

Windows Defender beta 2 and Microsoft anti-malware apps
       ( Suzi Turner, February 21st, 2006)


Photos from ASC Confernece        ( Bits from Bill, February 10th, 2006)


Digital Rights Copy Protection and the Commodore 64        ( Bits from Bill, February 6th, 2006)


Fight Back with StopBadWare.org        (January 25th, 2006)


Anti-Spyware Coalitions sets Agenda        (Washington, DC - February 9th, 2006)


Child Porn on Google        ( Bits from Bill, January 20th, 2006)


Microsoft "Zero-Day WMF Exploit" Patch Now Available
       ( Bits from Bill, January 5th, 2006)


Protect yourself immediately from WMF Exploit
       ( Bits from Bill, December 29th, 2005)


Top 10 tricks causing spyware epidemic
       ( Suzi Turner, December 20th, 2005)

E-Greetings, Screensavers bring more tears than cheers
       ( CIO Decisions, December 20th, 2005)

Top 10 roque anti-spyware        ( Suzi Turner, December 19th, 2005)

AOL and Google, Not really Spyware news but it's huge!
       ( December 17th, 2005)

Spitzer Gets on Sony BMG's Case
       (Businessweek.com, Nov 29th, 2005)

SurfControl Joins the Anti-Spyware Coalition Public Workshop
       (Nov 28th, 2005)

Texas sues Sony BMG over spyware        (FinancialExpress.com)

Anti-Spyware Coalition Public Workshop        (Feb 9th, 2006)

Senate Panel Approves Spyware and Wireless Privacy Bills        (PCWorld.com)

Sony CD installs Rootkit software        (October 31st, SysInternals.com)

Microsoft recommendations for slow downs after XP, Service Pack 2.

Temerc Internet Countermeasures Interviews WinPatrol Author Bill Pytlovany

180 Solutions and CDT take the train to Bittorrent land
       (July 8th, VitalSecurity.com)

BitTorrent - They're doing it again!       (July 8th, PCPitstop.com)

MS Downgrades Claria adware detection      (July 7th, Register.com)

Microsoft-Claria Rumors Could Be an Inside Job  (July 6th, eWeek.com)

Testimony of Ari Schwartz, Center for Democracy and Technology
(May 11th, Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation)

Telling the Truth about Installation Tactics   (May 9th, BenEdelman.org)

Big Firms' Ad Bucks Also Fund Spyware   (May 9th, LATimes.com)

Spying on the Spyware Makers   ( ZDNet Interviews with Ben Edelman )

AntiSpyware Workshop Blog   ( Bill Pytlovany, BillP Studios)
More Photos (Updated May 8th)

The remedy for spyware…not anytime soon   (ZDNet)

Intermix is just the start   (MarketWatch.com)

CNet's AntiSpyware Workshop; May 3rd

Teacher Retirement Fund, Investor in Spyware company?   (CastleCops.com)

New York State Sues Major "SPYWARE" Distributor   (April 28, 2005)

The FTC Spyware Workshop: One Year Later
   (Eric L Howes, Updated April 18, 2005)

180Solutions Misleading Install Methods - EZone.com
(April 15, BenEdelman.org)

BillP Studios threatened by Spyware company.     (April 11, ibisthreat.pdf)
BillP Studios became the latest software developer to receive a cease and desist letter from a well known spyware company. According to IBIS, LLC publisher of WebSearch Toolbar...
"WinPatrol detects our products running processes WToolsA.exe and TBPS.exe and
tries to disable them"
"We believe your product was developed with clear intention of harming IBIS, LLC, and preventing it from distributing its applications to users and interfering with its business relationships."

Threats Against Spyware Detectors, Removers, and Critics
(March 25, BenEdelman.org)

Homeland Security panel picks controversial chief     (April 6, CNet.com)

Hardcore Advice on Adware/Spyware From the Inside    (April 4, ReveNews.com)

Pest Patrol Pulls Claria Detection    (March 29, BroadbandReports.com)

Diablo Keys false report by AOL SpyZapper
Thousands of AOL members were alerted that they were infected by the Diablo Keys, key logging program. Only trouble is, none of the reports were true. If you received this notice from AOL 9.0 and its SpyZapper program from Aluria you can ignore it.

FTC shuts down spyware Web sites     (March 19, HoustonChronicle.com)

Microsoft Describes Spyware Categories and Responses
(March 17, InternetWeek.com)

180 Solutions Exposed   (March 14, SpywareWarrior.com)

Hotbar threatens CloudEight and LavaSoft   (March 11 2005)

Advertisers Supporting eXact Advertising   (March 14 2005)

FTC Bars Bogus Anti-Spyware Claims   (March 11 2005)

FTC Final Staff Report on Spyware    (Released March 2005)

Antispyware Consortium Implodes   (SpywareInfo.com)

180Solutions & COAST - What are they really   (Spyware Warrior)

Aluria Announces Departure from COAST   (Castlecops.com)

Anti-spyware group unravels over direction   (Seattlepi.com)

Webroot Quits COAST in Protest   (BroadbandReports.com)

Spyware Legislation

Find and Contact your Elected Officials

Submit a Consumer Complaint about a Spyware Program

Federal Trade Commission Spyware Workshop 2004


H.R.2929 'Securely Protect Yourself Against Cyber Trespass Act'

"To protect users of the Internet from unknowing transmission of their personally identifiable information through spyware programs, and for other purposes."
SPY Act H.R. 2929 introduced by Congresswoman Mary Bono (R-Ca). passed the house on 10/5/2004. Received by the Senate, October 6th, 2004.

S.2145 SPY BLOCK

On February 26th, 2004, U.S. Senators Conrad Burns (R-Mont.), Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), and Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.), introduced the SPYBLOCK Act (s.2145) to prohibit spyware, adware, and other invasive software from being secretly installed on Americans’ computers.