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MeghanC asked in Computers & InternetSecurity · 10 years ago

When did Trend Micro acquire HijackThis?

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  • 10 years ago
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    See the quote below:

    "March 14, 2007 2:39 PM PDT

    Trend Micro acquires HijackThis antispyware tool

    Antivirus specialist Trend Micro on Wednesday said it has acquired HijackThis, a tool used to remove spyware from Windows PCs.

    HijackThis is a free tool developed by Dutch student Merijn Bellekom. The tool is mostly used by technical users to pinpoint spyware infections on Windows machines..."

    http://news.cnet.com/Trend-Micro-acquires-HijackTh...

    And...

    " 15-03-2007

    Trend Micro Hijack This:

    http://www.trendsecure.com/portal/en...hijackthis....

    At first glance, I haven't noticed major changes in the new HijackThis 2.0.0

    Beta (versus Soeperman Enterprises' HijackThis 1.99.1), other than a new

    icon and branding within the program. The notable exception is an

    "AnalyzeThis" button. This takes your browser to "Coming Soon:

    AnalyzeThis - Analysis of HijackThis log files". However, here is the

    change Log:..."

    http://www.pcreview.co.uk/forums/trendmicro-acquir...

    I hope this helps..Note the the 2007 Date.Refer to the Source List for other tech sites links on the topic.

  • Anonymous
    10 years ago

    Hijack what ? the question isnt clear..

    by the way, u got a nice avatar photo

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