EarthLink Buys Anti-Spyware Firm Aluria

These days its almost fashionable for larger technology companies to purchase anti-spyware firms, and EarthLink is not one to be excluded from the party. The Internet service provider said it will acquire Aluria Software, known for its Spyware Eliminator application.

Terms of the deal, which is expected to close in September, were not disclosed. Aluria counts approximately 20 million users across it applications, EarthLink said. The company also recently launched an anti-spyware program aimed at small businesses and corporations called Paladin.