Tuesday, August 29, 2006

AOL 9.0 accused of badware

AOL's free Internet client software has earned the company a slap on the wrist from StopBadware.org, a consortium set up to combat malicious software. In a report released Monday, the group advises users to steer clear of the software because of <A HREF="http://www.cio.com/blog_view.html?CID=24286">its "badware behavior."</A> The report blasts the free version of AOL 9.0 because it "interferes with computer use," and because of the way it meddles with components such as the Internet Explorer browser and the Windows taskbar. The suite is also criticized for engaging in "deceptive installation" and faulted because some components fail to uninstall.

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