Information security firm, Symantec announced that it has filed suit in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California against adware provider, Hotbar.com.
The suit seeks a ruling supporting Symantec's right to detect certain Hotbar program files as adware and to allow its customers to remove the files from their computers.
Symantec is not seeking damages as part of the suit, but is petitioning for a declaratory judgment by the court affirming Symantec's assertion that certain Hotbar program files are indeed adware and can be treated as computer security risks.
"By asking the court for clarification on this issue in our favor, we hope to continue alerting our customers about the presence of these program files, protecting them against possible security risks," explained Joy Cartun, senior director of legal affairs for Symantec.
She added: "Through this effort, we're trying to ensure that our customers have more control over the programs that run on their computers."
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