StopBadware.org is a partnership among academic institutions, technology industry leaders, and volunteers, all of whom are committed to protecting Internet and computer users from the threats to privacy and security that are caused by bad software. We are a leading independent authority on trends in badware and its distribution, and a focal point for the development of collaborative, community-minded approaches to stopping badware. We invite you to join our community, to help reduce the impact of badware and to regain control of our computers.

StopBadware.org is coordinated by Harvard Law School’s Berkman Center for Internet & Society, and is supported by several prominent technology companies including AOL, Google, Lenovo, PayPal, Trend Micro and VeriSign. Consumer Reports WebWatch serves as an unpaid special advisor.

StopBadware.org is directed by Harvard Law School professors and Berkman Center for Internet & Society co-directors Jonathan Zittrain and John Palfrey, with the support of a policy-oriented advisory board and a technical working group, which is composed of top experts in the field like Internet pioneers Esther Dyson and Vint Cerf.