The Interocitor

Spyware Warrior threatened by anti-spyware vendor

Suzi, who came to xrlq's rescue in removing the scamware Spywiper, and whose blogging over at Spyware Warrior focuses on fighting spyware, has been threatened by Enigma Software Group, the purveyors of "Spy Hunter", for posts she (and commenters) have made on her site regarding their software's true purpose and business practices, notably this one.

Enigma is accused (by more than just Suzi) of providing a commerical Trojan that itself spies while deleting some other common spyware, and which is marketed through deceptive means (such as popup "warnings" designed to scare new users).

The unfortunate thing is that malware disguised as anti-malware is widespread. Suzi has a series of posts on the subject here, here, and especially here.