New Bid To Tackle Spyware Scourge

Five computer security firms are collaborating on a common namingsystem for spyware and will co-produce tools to remove the malicioussoftware.The initiative hopes to remove some of the current confusion caused byanti-spyware firms managing their own labelling and removal methods.The group said collaboration was needed as the amount of spyware incirculation was rising by 50-100% per year.The