On October 5th, 2012, CloudFlare announced its partnership with StopBadware to enhance their collaboration in making the internet a safer place. The two organizations have been working together since before CloudFlare's founding, and this formalized cooperation will involve participation in forums, events, and educational programs. As part of the partnership, CloudFlare is providing its Business-level service to stopbadware.org and badwarebusters.org. This collaboration aims to further protect websites worldwide from viruses, spyware, scareware, and other malicious software.