Anti-Spyware Vendors Say AskJeeves Is in Trouble - Softpedia

Anti-Spyware Vendors Say AskJeeves Is in Trouble - Softpedia: "AskJeeves could have a lot of problems because of its Internet Explorer plugin, called Ask Jeeves' MySearch toolbar. In fact, several security experts consider that other AskJeeves products, such as MyWay Speedbar, FunWeb Products Smiley Central, CursorMania, FunBuddy Icons and MyFunCards could be rated as spyware products as well, since they are installed on the user�s computer without his/her consent.

One of AskJeeves fiercest contestants is Sunbelt Software, a company which has published a 30 page document, in which it concluded that AskJeeves should change its distribution policy so that the application asks for the user�s consent before the installation continues.

Sunbelt Software is a company which discovered in August a fraud scheme affecting over 50 banks, while analyzing a modified version of CoolWebSearch. "