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Re: [News] Windows Spyware and Adware Grows at EXPONENTIAL Rate

__/ [ Peter Hayes ] on Tuesday 12 September 2006 22:26 \__

> In <4073699.QtCTLnS4nH@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Roy Schestowitz  wrote:
>> Study: Adware Increasing Exponentially
>> 
>> ,----[ Quote ]
>>| The prevalence of adware and spyware is increasing at an exponential
>>| rate,  and only one out of every 33 Web users can correctly identify
>>| a 'safe' and  'unsafe' site, security firm McAfee said in a report
>>| first released Monday.
>> `----
>>   ^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>> 
>> http://www.betanews.com/article/Study_Adware_Increasing_Exponentially/
>> 1158002129
> 
> "In some cases, adware purveyors are making as much as $10,000 per month
> to infect computers with these programs. They are becoming smarter as
> well, mixing traditional (and more legal) ways of generating affiliate
> revenue with the more unscrupulous ones."
> 
> Some people are going to be really upset if Vista turns out to be as
> secure as we're led to believe.

Vista? Not many will even adopt it. Wait until word of mouth about
performance, security an gain -- or lack thereof in all 3 cases -- gets
around; the exception being people with more money than brains -- those
whose sluggish, spyware- and malware-filled computer gets "too slow", so it
gets binned, only to be replaced by a GBP 1000 machine with XP SP3
pre-installed before the next infection/infestation. Speaking of security,
the EU is setting up barriers.

Best wishes,

Roy

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