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50% of all system crashes are spyware related

  • 07-04-2005 5:19pm
    #1
    Capt'n Midnight
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    Just posting to show the extent of the problem - for solutions check the Windows and Computers threads.
    "Most people dismiss spyware as cookies for online advertisers, but keystroke loggers are also a mahor threat. The most prevalent spyware threat comes form the use of peer-to-peer, file-sharing sites such as Kazza.com. It is extimated that 50pc of all system crashes today are spyware related," he comments.
    so says Frank Kennedy , country manager of Computer Associates (Ireland) / Knowledge Ireland April 2005 page 44

    http://www.doxdesk.com/ - nice overview of spyware
    So here to help you understand the complicated and often confusing language marketing companies use to describe their software, a Marketese-to-English phrasebook:

    No Spyware!
    we have redefined spyware to mean ‘haddock’. Our software contains no haddock.
    keeping the Internet free
    writing more pointless trivial s***y clock-setting and weather programs
    permission-based
    installed using browser security holes
    aggregated non-personally-identifying information
    your e-mail address, URLs of every page you visit, and anything you type into a form
    carefully selected sponsors’ promotional information messages
    full-screen flashing animated pornography
    2-3 additional relevant web sites per day
    a porn pop-up every five seconds
    highly targeted search results
    casinos and porn on every page
    precisely tailored to your needs
    there’s porn and casinos
    your privacy is important to us
    damn right it’s important—our business depends on violating it
    easy uninstall process
    yes, simply reinstall Windows
    earn valuable points on web purchases
    all your commission fee are belong to us
    you must be 18 or over to agree to these terms
    Hey kids! We know you won’t read this. Look at all the cutesy cartoon smiley faces and keep clicking Yes!
    third-party enhancement technologies
    other people’s spyware we get paid to foist on you
    optimized search assistant utility
    spyware
    free advertising-supported software
    spyware
    consumer-friendly non-intrusive contextual marketing
    spyware
    spyware
    anything at all but what we do, mate
    innovative business model
    criminal fraud


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