180 Solutions Code of Conduct- Can They Make it Work?
Wayne Porter
Recently 180solutions, an adware company struggling with getting their rogue affiliates under control, took the time to share with us their Code of Conduct for distributors. The question looming on everyone's mind is can 180solutions reign in their rogue distributors and enforce their terms against distributors engaging in unsavory distribution practices?

A New Earth: Satellite Spying from the Sky from Google
SpywareGuide Staff
Keyhole is now Google Earth. Google Earth combines satellite imagery, maps and the power of Google Search to put the world's geographic information at your fingertips. Sometimes what you find at your fingertips can be disconcerting or useful. It is even free!

Anatomy of a Drive-By Install- Even on Firefox
Jan Hertsens, Wayne Porter
Everything you wanted to know about drive-bys but were afraid to ask. This article covers our basic research involving the SpazBox.net domain, related javascript, CAB files, and strategies used that would allow some users to receive software without any warning.

Better Living Through Encryption- PGP (Pretty Good Privacy)
Jan Hertsens
The best protection against your adversary (boss, spouse or criminal) finding incriminating evidence against you left behind on a hard disk, is make sure they do not have access to it.

Blocking Ads Forever: Product Review
Wayne Porter
Tired of the annoying ads? We have finally located a program that blocks all ads. By all we mean all of them. This includes Rich Media, Flash Ads, InVue, Slide-in, Fly-in and other advertising formats. While we feel Internet advertising is important component in keeping content free or low cost there comes a time when you have to make decisions on what is best for YOU.

Book: Cleaning Windows XP for Dummies
SpywareGuide Staff
Are you completely new to the world of XP? Try this book on how to manage, tweak, fix and get your hands around the XP operating system. Well written to acquaint the novice user with intermediate XP concepts.

Boyd & Porter Talk Rootkits and Worms on David Lawrence Show
SpywareGuide Staff
Just when you thought it was safe...rootkits and IM worms come along.

Brady Bunch and Adware
Wayne Porter, Sr. Dir. Special Research
Spyware is in the eye of the beholder. Watch as we recreate what might have happened to the sitcom Brady family if they had bought a PC. EULAs, agreements or legalese it is apparent that in shared computer households adware and spyware takes a serious toll on resources and that spyware is in the eyes of the beholder. Afterall it is their machine.

CD-Rom Spyware, delivered to your door in less than 60 minutes!
Chris Boyd, Wayne Porter
You got mail! And probably not the mail you wanted...

Code of Conduct and Adware Guidelines
Wayne Porter
The three leading network providers and other industry leaders meet to create a code of conduct with the purpose of enforcing ethical behavior among adware software vendors.