Advertising software bête noir 180 Solutions Inc. said Wednesday that it will release a new version of its client software that will prevent unauthorized installations of the product. 180 Solutions will require its distributors to use the search assistant technology, which it calls Safe and Secure Search, or "S3."
Partner Resource Center But at least one spyware authority said the company still has to do a better job of informing Web surfers what they"re installing to prevent the kind of surreptitious downloads that have tarred the company"s reputation. S3 is integrated in new versions of 180"s Zango Search Assistant and 180search Assistant clients.