Anti Spyware Coalition是反間諜軟體開發商和技術組織將聯合行動，針對日益猖獗的間諜軟體制定統一的應對方案。
基本介紹
- 中文名：反間諜軟體聯合會
- 外文名：Anti Spyware Coalition
- 包括：Aluria Software LLC、CA等。
- 前身：反間諜軟體技術廠商協會
官方簡介,英文簡介,
官方簡介
Anti Spyware Coalition
這個名為反間諜軟體聯合會（Anti-Spyware Coalition）的組織包括業界領先的反間諜軟體開發商Aluria Software LLC、CA以及Webroot Software等。
該組織將開發標準方案，用於定義“間諜軟體（Spyware）”和“廣告軟體（Adware）”這類術語，並據此對.com公司和廣告商進行規範。Spyware通常為一類跟蹤軟體，它能秘密收集計算機用戶信息；Adware則以彈出視窗或Web瀏覽條形式顯示廣告信息，它同時能跟蹤線上操作並將操作情況傳至第三方。Spyware和Adware在很多情況下是合法的，因而普通用戶很難判定哪些是惡意的，哪些是無害的。
反間諜軟體聯合會不久將發布定義Spyware和Adware的文檔，並計畫徵求公眾意見，以對文檔進行完善。但也有人擔心，一旦出台相關規範，將為一些間諜軟體開發公司打開方便之門。間諜軟體或廣告軟體開發商都不希望自己被列入被禁止產品資料庫之列，這意味著終端用戶仍會受此困擾。
反間諜軟體聯合會前身為反間諜軟體技術廠商協會（COAST），由於成員構成相當複雜，後來因方案之爭而解散。新機構將對加入成員進行嚴格篩選，以避免重蹈覆轍。
下面是反間諜軟體聯合會（Anti-Spyware Coalition）的官方簡介。
英文簡介
Introduction
The anti-spyware industry offers a robust selection of tools to consumers in the marketplace. As is to be expected in such an environment, the rating systems used to classify Spyware and other Potentially Unwanted Technologies vary between Anti-Spyware vendors. The members of ASC believe that reputable anti-spyware companies should be transparent about their decisions to help users understand how anti-spyware tools make decisions; software publishers understand what may concern users; and Anti-Spyware vendors share information about emerging threats.
To facilitate that transparency, the ASC has developed a list of a broad set of behaviors that its members can use to help users make decisions. We expect the list to change over time as new bad practices are discovered.
ASC is making this draft available for public comment until 11/27. We hope that by including the public in our process, we will come away with a document that will help users to better protect themselves. You can comment on the document via the ASC Web site –or via email at [email protected].
