Sunbelt Hires Anti-Spyware Expert Howes

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Ryan Naraine
Ryan Naraine
Published: Jan 23, 2006
Updated: Feb 2, 2021
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Security vendor Sunbelt Software has snapped up anti-spyware expert Eric Howes to head up its team of malware researchers.

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Howes, well-known in security circles for his forensic work on spyware and its malicious mechanisms, has been named director of malware research and will be based in Sunbelts headquarters in Clearwater, Fla.

Howes previously was an instructor at the University of Illinois and has been studying spyware behavior for more than five years.

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Ryan Naraine

Ryan Naraine is a ServerWatch, eSecurity Planet, and eWEEK contributor.

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