Trend Micro acquires HijackThis spyware removal tool

On March 14, Trend Micro said it had acquired the HijackThis spyware removal tool from a Dutch student to integrate into its software.

HijackThis was a free tool developed by Merijn Bellekom students. It is so useful and popular that the number of times to download this tool has reached 10 million times.

" HijackThis is a virtual standard in the anti-spyware software world and has received a lot of acclaim from experts in this area, " Trend Micro spokesman. The financial details of the agreement have yet to be disclosed.

Trend Micro is readying a new trial version of HijackThis for Windows Vista and Internet Explorer 7. This tool will be integrated with the "AnalyzeThis" feature, which allows users to "see" the extent of the spread. security threats in the system.

Merijn Bellekom said his reason for reselling HijackThis is because there is no time to upgrade and "take care" of the software. " I have been planning to upgrade this software for years but still can't do it, just because I don't have enough time ," Bellekom said.

Previously, Bellekom also sold CWShredder, a free spyware removal tool, CoolWebSearch, for InterMute - which later merged with Trend Micro.