Tag: pc tools
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Symantec quietly retires PC Tools security product lines
Sales of Spyware Doctor and other security products end, support to continue for existing users. Symantec has quietly announced the end of life the of PC Tools security product lines, including PC Tools Spyware Doctor , PC Tools Spyware Doctor with Antivirus and PC Tools Internet Security . Users with existing subscriptions will be supported…
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Symantec to acquire PC Tools
Industry giant adds spyware specialist to growing portfolio. Security industry behemoth Symantec has announced the planned acquisition of PC Tools , the Australia-based company behind Spyware Doctor and a range of security, privacy and system-cleaning products. Symantec plans to close the deal by the end of the year, keeping PC Tools as a separate unit…
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Zango sues PC Tools for $35 million
‘Reformed’ adware shippers upset by detection and removal. Adware and sometime spyware maker Zango has brought a suit against anti-spyware firm PC Tools complaining that the Spyware Doctor product, a pared-down version of which is included in the freely available Google Pack set of utilities provided by Google , overestimates the dangers of the Zango…