Comments on: 180Solutions AdWare Pretends to Clean up Act

By: Don’t Leave Your Computer Exposed. You Need Anti Spyware (part 2) | Win32 Removal

Thu, 18 Sep 2008 23:53:34 +0000

[...] 180Solutions AdWare Pretends to Clean up Act – CNET reports that 180Solutions is making yet another attempt to legitimize their Zango and 180search software. Here are a couple of anti-spyware experts that agree, it’s just another PR ploy. Ben Edelman, a Harvard Law School student, as well as an adware and spyware researcher states: No reasonable user would want the extra pop-ups 180solutions delivers, so it has to resort to trickery, rhetoric and sleight of hand to get its software installed. addthis_url = ‘http%3A%2F%2Fwww.win32removal.com%2Fanti-spyware%2Fdont-leave-your-computer-exposed-you-need-anti-spyware-part-2′; addthis_title = ‘Don%26%238217%3Bt+Leave+Your+Computer+Exposed.+You+Need+Anti+Spyware+%28part+2%29′; addthis_pub = ”; [...]

By: Martin

Martin — Fri, 05 May 2006 14:56:36 +0000

^ This guy obviously works for the company – I wholeheartedly agree with the author of the site – let’s try and stop these ‘company’s’ jamming malicious software down our throats..!

By: Spywhere

Spywhere — Sun, 11 Sep 2005 20:32:56 +0000

This is an irresponsible, one-sided, ignorant reaction to one company’s legitimate attempt to win public support. Educate yourself on the technical challenges that face this industry, and the value they strive to provide, before you reprint the rubbish spewed by zealots.