home
reviews
news
downloads
cnet tv
log in
join CNET
welcome,
my profile
log out
Home
Reviews
News
Downloads
CNET TV
Get the magic: HP TouchSmart
Content from CNET tagged with
WhenU
Show Results by
View by image
View by list
View by:
Show All
Reviews
(1)
News
(15)
Narrow Your Results
adware
(14)
spyware
(11)
anti-spyware
(8)
law
(6)
PC
(6)
Claria Corp.
(6)
Google Inc.
(5)
online advertising
(4)
Gator
(4)
advertiser
(4)
lawsuit
(3)
Yahoo! Inc.
(2)
pop-up
(2)
adware company
(2)
Ben Edelman
(2)
Product Reviews, Downloads, News Stories
Showing
1-16
of
16
results found
Reviews
Kaspersky Internet Security 6
Reviewed on May 16, 2006
Kaspersky Internet Security 6 provides thorough protection against online threats, but ZoneAlarm Internet Security Suite 6 remains a better buy.
TAGS:
ZoneAlarm Internet Security
,
Kaspersky Lab
,
ZoneAlarm
,
WhenU
,
McAfee Internet Security
,
antivirus
,
Norton Co.
,
F-Secure Corp.
,
spam
,
Internet security
,
firewall
,
spyware
,
McAfee Inc.
,
malware
,
security
,
adware
News
Court gives adware maker WhenU green light
June 28, 2005
Appeals court reverses decision that confined WhenU from selling pop-ups triggered by 1-800-Contacts' trademarks.
TAGS:
WhenU
,
1-800-Contacts
,
trademark
,
marketer
,
adware
,
advertiser
,
law
,
court
,
pop-up
,
vision
,
decision
,
Google Inc.
News
Search engines delete adware company
May 14, 2004
Yahoo and Google disable links to controversial adware maker WhenU after the company is accused of engaging in unauthorized practices aimed at boosting its search rankings.
TAGS:
WhenU
,
adware company
,
ranking
,
Ben Edelman
,
adware
,
search engine
,
Yahoo! Inc.
,
Google Inc.
,
file-swapping
,
practice
,
anti-spyware
,
Web page
,
spyware
,
link
,
PC
News
Adware maker WhenU 'exploring' options
June 3, 2004
The company hires an investment bank to probe strategic partnerships and investment alternatives, CNET News.com has learned.
TAGS:
WhenU
,
Claria Corp.
,
adware
,
Yahoo! Inc.
,
Google Inc.
,
Microsoft Corp.
News
Adware's going mainstream, report says
June 30, 2004
A researcher finds that companies such as J.P. Morgan Chase and Verizon are among the prime users of a controversial advertising network.
TAGS:
WhenU
,
Ben Edelman
,
Claria Corp.
,
adware
,
Verizon Communications
,
advertiser
,
spyware
,
PC
News
Adware maker challenges Utah anti-spyware law
April 13, 2004
Online advertising software maker WhenU says the first U.S. anti-spyware statute set to take effect next month could harm its business.
TAGS:
WhenU
,
Utah
,
anti-spyware
,
Claria Corp.
,
adware
,
law
,
online advertising
,
spyware
,
software company
News
Utah judge freezes anti-spyware law
June 23, 2004
Adware maker WhenU.com challenges the Spyware Control Act on the grounds that it is unconstitutional.
TAGS:
WhenU
,
Utah
,
anti-spyware
,
adware
,
spyware
,
law
,
online advertising
,
lawsuit
,
state
News
German court: Pop-ups need permission
March 26, 2004
A German judge issues a preliminary injunction against Claria--aka Gator--that prohibits its adware pop-ups from appearing over a rental car site without the agency's permission.
TAGS:
Hertz Corp.
,
Claria Corp.
,
WhenU
,
Gator
,
preliminary injunction
,
adware
,
permission
,
pop-up
,
court
,
Germany
,
agency
,
spyware
,
knowledge
News
Google, EFF rally in trademark case
February 24, 2004
TAGS:
intermediary
,
WhenU
,
Internet search advertising
,
Internet search
,
Google Inc.
News
Get ready for 'Son of Can-Spam'
October 10, 2005
CNET News.com's Declan McCullagh has a bead on lawmakers' latest plans to get tough--once again--on the spam epidemic.
TAGS:
WhenU
,
CAN-SPAM Act
,
federal law
,
law
,
spyware
,
anti-spyware
,
legislator
,
adware
,
e-mail
News
Adware's second act
July 12, 2005
The controversial companies are trying to make nice with consumers. But in the process, they're suffering self-inflicted wounds.
TAGS:
adware company
,
WhenU
,
adware
,
anti-spyware
,
spyware
,
PC
News
Anti-spyware maker hunts down Gator
September 10, 2003
Just days after a federal judge rules that software makers are within their rights to deliver ads over Web sites, a technology company is arming consumers with a way to stop them.
TAGS:
Gator
,
U-Haul International
,
WhenU
,
spyware
,
adware
,
Kazaa
,
federal judge
,
anti-spyware
,
technology company
,
software company
,
PC
News
Advertisers may face public humiliation over adware
February 10, 2006
U.S. Federal Trade Commission may put companies that use adware to advertise their products up for public humiliation.
TAGS:
advertiser
,
WhenU
,
adware
,
online advertising
,
anti-spyware
,
policy
,
spyware
,
America Online Inc.
,
PC
News
Few solutions pop up at FTC adware workshop
April 20, 2004
Spyware and adware have become the top complaint in customer service calls to computer makers, but a workshop convened by the Federal Trade Commission yields few answers.
TAGS:
workshop
,
adware
,
spyware
,
WhenU
,
Claria Corp.
,
customer service
,
Gator
,
participant
,
McAfee Inc.
,
law
,
computer company
,
complaint
,
anti-spyware
,
security
,
PC
News
Web ad trademark law to be retested
January 16, 2004
An appeals court reopens a lawsuit challenging the unauthorized use of trademarks in ads linked to search engine keywords--a potential setback to the Web search ad market.
TAGS:
trademark
,
Excite Inc.
,
banner advertisement
,
1-800-Contacts
,
WhenU
,
online advertising
,
search engine
,
advertiser
,
mark
,
lawsuit
,
decision
,
Netscape Communications Corp.
,
law
,
San Francisco
,
Google Inc.
News
Pop-up purveyor Claria settles suits
August 31, 2004
Adware firm quietly settles with Wells Fargo, Quicken Loans and other businesses, CNET News.com has learned.
TAGS:
Claria Corp.
,
Wells Fargo & Co.
,
Quicken
,
legality
,
adware
,
plaintiff
,
WhenU
,
Gator
,
lawsuit
,
settlement
,
litigation
,
attorney
Sponsored matches for
"WhenU"