Finally, Webdefenders.net is now home to an actual website! Given that I have very little time on my hands lately, I decided to hand over the domain name to my friends Jay Cross and Chris Carlino. As part of a joint venture, they will be launching Webdefenders as a online spyware/malware blog, dishing out the latest in malware threats and tracking down those responsible for the outbreaks. In a way, you can consider Webdefenders a "research arm" of AIMFix. While millions of people have come to trust my software to remove IM threats from their systems, it has always frustrated me that I couldn't devote the time and effort into finding the malware authors and bringing them to light.

The few times that I have managed to find the person(s) responsible for an outbreak, it has been uniquely satisfying and fulfilling. To that end, I have teamed up with Jay (the other Jay, not me) and Chris, well known for their efforts in successfully finding the Xupiter creator and pushing Xupiter itself off the Web. It is our hope that by combining the ability to remove the pest software and track down the perpetrators responsible, we can make a very real and tangible impact on the safety and security of the Net.

Head on over to the blog and check out the first articles, already posted for your reading pleasure! 

-Jay