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BANGALORE: America Online today launched AOL Spyware Protection 2.0 (ASP 2.0), a spyware protection package that includes four different scans, including minute-to-minute, every 15 minutes, daily and weekly.
Powered by eTrust PestPatrol Anti-Spyware technology from Computer Associates International, Inc., ASP 2.0 provides protection packages and finds more than 28,000 known types of spyware, adware, keystroke loggers and Trojans.
"Spyware programs are the snakes of the Internet," said Joe Redling, president, AOL Access Business. "AOL wants to protect our members from dangerous and damaging software, and ASP 2.0 offers a powerful tool to help our members keep their machines safe and clean."
ASP 2.0 is provided to AOL members at no additional charge. Members on AOL 9.0, as well as those on AOL 8.0 and above who have separately downloaded the software, will automatically receive the new version during sign-in.
AOL and CA will launch updated versions later this year and early next year. The updates will feature an "always on" active shielding that blocks infections before they occur, neighborhood watch reporting, and a Web-based spyware encyclopedia that includes an elaborate description and discussion of detected programs.
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