I really, really, really hate the sh*theads who make a living from Spyware/Malware and the like. Viruses are illegal aren't they? People who make viruses and worms can , and have been prosecuted. Who can't the people putting spyware on our machines be prosecuted?
Yes, I know, "I need some spyware protection" you say, and yes I have installed Lavasoft AdAware on my machine, which does detect the offending items, and it does attampt to remove them, but as soon as I reboot, it reappears. Arrrrgggghhhh!!
After spending the day looking for a way to remove the 17 "software" items hidden on my machine, it seems to me there are dozens of anti-spyware packages out there, but none of them guarantee removal of all offending items, so I could potentially end up buying several different apps from several different vendors - I want to buy ONE piece of software that will solve the problem, not spend upwards of £10 on a piece of software that, once I've paid for it, cannot remove everything.
So, I am now going to rebuild my machine, to start from a clean build again, I suppose it's due anyway.
The bottom line? Spam is becoming more and more unacceptable/illegal - Is'nt it time we did something about spyware, tracking cookies, datamining and the rest?
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