In what begins a seemingly neverending war between spyware and anti-spyware coders, Yahoo is entering the fight against the dark side by embedding some anti-spyware code into their Yahoo! companion toolbar.

The launch of the Anti-Spy beta solution is one of many steps that Yahoo! is taking to foster consumer dialogue about the complex issue of spyware. Spyware, hijackers and similar downloaded software, are applications that perform potentially unwanted functions, possibly without the users’ consent, such as displaying advertising, redirecting search results, changing the user’s homepage or monitor surfing habits.

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