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**Glaswegian** · 08-30-2007, 02:44 PM

The bitter legal dispute between Australian software security vendor PC Tools and controversial adware company Zango appears to be over, with both claiming to have won.

The case dates from May this year when Zango – a company previously accused of installing unauthorised spyware on user’s PCs – sued PC Tools for allegedly characterising its software as spyware during anti-malware scans. In June, a US district judge ruled against Zango, pointing out that the company enjoyed a poor reputation and that PC Tools’ assessment was therefore reasonable.

http://www.techworld.com/security/ne...SS&NewsID=9936

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