<A HREF="http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-5737453.html?tag=zdnn.alert">Symantec has filed a lawsuit</A> against a New York Internet company for the right to detect its toolbars as adware. The suit, which does not seek any monetary damages, was filed against Hotbar.com late Tuesday in U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, San Jose Division, said Cris Paden, a Symantec spokesman. The move is a preemptive strike. Last October, Hotbar contacted Symantec, an Internet security software maker based in Cupertino, Calif. It complained about Symantec's enterprise antivirus products, which flag the Hotbar programs as adware.