The anti-malware project StopBadware will become a nonprofit with funding from Google, PayPal and Mozilla.

"StopBadware was launched four years ago to help companies keep spyware, viruses, adware, and other malware off their sites," writes CNET News' Elinor Mills. "The project collects and analyzes data from Web sites and advocates for safer practices."

"The group's 'badware alerts,' expose applications that violate its badware guidelines and have AOL, Real Networks, Sears, and others to change their practices regarding customer choice," Mills writes.

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