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Security - Monday, January 23, 2006

Early Skype Investors Back Malware Warrior SiteAdvisor

We have tried anti-spyware software but our beef with this type of software iis that it finds malware after the fact and often mis-label things like Alexa as spyware. Malware dudes morph so quickly that you need to be on your toes while you surf.

That's why we think SiteAdvisor is way past cool. SiteAdvisor sits on your browser and flags sketchy sites as you are browsing. Check the company's blog where they bust Uproar - a very large games site for sending SiteAdvisor 119 emails in the first week.

Site Advisor's Inbox Crammed Full of Crap from Uproar.com So You Don't Have To

CEO and Co-Founder is Chris Dixon who was with Bessemer Venture Partners and boasts a first round investment in Skype. His technical co-founders are Douglas Wyatt and Tom Pinckney who got PhDs from MIT then worked at Vividon, a video-streaming infrastructure company. Investors are Bessemer Venture Partners, General Catalyst Partners, and angel investors -" including early investors in both Google and Skype."

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