The US based Center for Democracy and Technology initiated the Anti-Spyware Coalition to get some common grounds into the anti-malware industry, and Safer-Networking, the company behind Spybot, was among its first members. We were also a member of the working group that provided a commonly agreed upon definition of what spyware and similar terms actually mean.
The Windows registry is a database every Windows computer uses as a data and configuration storage. It is a good place to search for indicators of malware, since it includes... continue reading
Until now, Patrick was mostly using some existing forums like Wilders Security to communicate with the community. With the help of Eagle1, Net-Integration became the first dedicated official support forum... continue reading
Spybot gets translated into 30 and more languages by volunteers over the following years.
Spybot was a free download (still is), but people started to ask if they can donate towards growing server and additional costs, so Patrick sets up a PayPal account and... continue reading
Within a short amount of time, Patrick is answering a hundred emails a day, and needs help. Some Internet forums pick up his tool, and the first volunteers start to... continue reading