Monthly Archives: May 2007

Kudos to Congress: House Passes Anti-Spyware Bill

Posted on May 24, 2007 by Erica George

Earlier this week, the U.S. House of Representatives passed legislation aimed at fighting the fraudulent use of the Internet through spyware and other harmful scams. Spearheaded by Rep. Zoe Lofgren, the Internet Spyware Prevention Act, if signed into law, would … Continue reading →

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Update: Internap Network Services

Posted on May 14, 2007 by Erica George

On Friday we noted that StopBadware has been in touch with some of the companies that we featured in our recent press release on hosting providers and badware. We now have more information to share about Internap Network Services, which … Continue reading →

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Hosting Providers Taking Action Against Badware

Posted on May 11, 2007 by Erica George

A week ago, StopBadware reported on five web hosting providers hosting large numbers of the sites listed in our Badware Website Clearinghouse. Today, we have new information to share about how some of those web hosts are working to keep … Continue reading →

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StopBadware identifies hosting providers of largest numbers of sites in Badware Website Clearinghouse

Posted on May 4, 2007 by Erica George

StopBadware recently analyzed 49,296 sites which were submitted by trusted third parties to our Badware Website Clearinghouse. We identified five web hosting companies with the largest number of infected sites residing on their servers: • iPowerWeb, Inc., (10,834) • Layered … Continue reading →

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