Spyware, that bad thing from Internet.
I do not have problems of spyware or adware. Luckily, and unlike some people that I know, my system has certain apprehension to catch these things. Although in the past, when firefox did not exist, I had a pair of problems that ad-aware solve quickly.
Spyware and adware is not just a problem that is only related to Explorer, hundreds of programs that claim to be anti-spyware are another problem as well. Many are bad and they do not achieve the goal that they say to be developed for, others deceive the user with false detections and ask them to buy payment versions to clean that spyware, payment versions that are not specially good neither, in addition, some uses aggressive methods, like pop-ups, to scare the user and making him to buy their products, and, in some cases, they get to be worse than "usual" spyware and they obtain information without the knowledge nor the consent of the user.
In this site, you have a list of the, unknown, questionable, or dubious value as anti-spyware, software as well as a list of advices and good programs to fight against this problem.
It seems that they are taken this situation seriously and in this article you can read how New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer has sued a company that secretly installed spyware on millions of home computers.
It is curious what this company said, "Intermix does not promote or condone spyware, and remains committed to putting this legacy issue behind it as soon as practicable." Just a month ago they stop distributing its spyware software and, after that face washing, they expect us to accept like an act of good faith and not force them to pay for what they have done. Then, if someone give up committing crimes that he used to do, he should not be condemn. So, according to their opinion, they agree that it’s fine that if I had robbed cars, to everybody, for a couple of years, and after that I recently give up, I should no longer be obliged to pay for it and I can keep all the money that I obtained with such an effort. Uhm... I don’t think so.
Links:
www.SpyWareWarrior.com
Intermix is just the start
Spitzer Targets Spyware, Sues Intermix
Spyware and adware is not just a problem that is only related to Explorer, hundreds of programs that claim to be anti-spyware are another problem as well. Many are bad and they do not achieve the goal that they say to be developed for, others deceive the user with false detections and ask them to buy payment versions to clean that spyware, payment versions that are not specially good neither, in addition, some uses aggressive methods, like pop-ups, to scare the user and making him to buy their products, and, in some cases, they get to be worse than "usual" spyware and they obtain information without the knowledge nor the consent of the user.
In this site, you have a list of the, unknown, questionable, or dubious value as anti-spyware, software as well as a list of advices and good programs to fight against this problem.
It seems that they are taken this situation seriously and in this article you can read how New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer has sued a company that secretly installed spyware on millions of home computers.
It is curious what this company said, "Intermix does not promote or condone spyware, and remains committed to putting this legacy issue behind it as soon as practicable." Just a month ago they stop distributing its spyware software and, after that face washing, they expect us to accept like an act of good faith and not force them to pay for what they have done. Then, if someone give up committing crimes that he used to do, he should not be condemn. So, according to their opinion, they agree that it’s fine that if I had robbed cars, to everybody, for a couple of years, and after that I recently give up, I should no longer be obliged to pay for it and I can keep all the money that I obtained with such an effort. Uhm... I don’t think so.
Links:
www.SpyWareWarrior.com
Intermix is just the start
Spitzer Targets Spyware, Sues Intermix
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