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Applications on the list include are, MediaPipe, SpyAxe and Waterfalls 3. <br><br> <strong>KaZaa</strong> is a peer-to-peer file sharing program that misleadingly advertises itself as spyware-free, makes undisclosed changes to Internet Explorer, and does not completely remove all of its components during the uninstallation process. <br><br> <strong><a href="/web/20091221105335/http://www.consumeraffairs.com/news04/2006/01/movieland.html">MediaPipe</a></strong> identifies itself as a "Download Manager." MediaPipe, the report charges, does not fully disclose what it is installing and does not completely remove all components and "obligations" during the uninstallation process. <br><br> <strong>SpyAxe</strong> advertises itself as a spyware removal program. StopBadware.org found it to be badware due to inadequate disclosure during the installation process, the failure to remove itself completely during uninstallation, and repeated, difficult-to-avoid requests to purchase the full version of the product. <br><br> <strong>Waterfalls 3</strong> is a screensaver, and includes components that are generally considered spyware, and modifies other software without disclosure.</p> <p>The report is the first in a series to be released by Harvard Law School's Berkman Center for Internet & Society and Oxford University's Oxford Internet Institute as a part of an ongoing effort to battle malicious spyware programs.</p> <p>"Since the launch of stopbadware.org in January, we've heard from more than one thousand consumers about problems with badware and we've taken those complaints seriously," said John Palfrey, co-director of StopBadware.org and Executive Director of the Berkman Center for Internet & Society at Harvard Law School.</p> <p>"Today, we're shining the spotlight on four applications pointed out by consumers that failed our test for badware in our lab. Our intention is for these reports to help consumers make a more informed decision before they download one of these applications. And we hope our work will encourage these and other application developers to clean up their act."</p> <p>"Other companies that follow similar practices beware: This is just the beginning of what we hope to identify and publicize," said Palfrey.</p> <p>Whether spyware, incessant pop-ups or other obtrusive programs, the group says badware today plagues millions of people by turning their computers into machines to spy on them and steal their personal or private information. Unlike viruses and worms, badware becomes embedded in a computer by downloading games or software or just by visiting certain websites.</p> <p>According to a recent Pew Internet & American Life Project, roughly 59 million American adults today have badware on their computers. Problems related to badware forced home computer users to spend roughly $3.5 billion in 2003 and 2004 to replace or repair their hardware, according to Consumer Reports.</p> <p>With the advice and input of a panel of research experts, StopBadware.org isolated seven categories of behaviors that many users reported as unwanted in software they download: deceptive installations, unclear identification, harm to other computers, modifying other software, transmitting user data, interfering with computer use, and being difficult to uninstall completely.</p> <p>Badware is software which engages in these behaviors without adequately disclosing that fact to the user and without seeking the user's consent. 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