Beginners and Guests: Spyware Primer
THE END USER
"To catch a spy." Some programs to keep eyes on - and away from - you. Lee Dembart International Herald Tribune Monday, April 22, 2002 PARIS If you are a typical Internet user, chances are your computer is spying on you. Do you, perhaps, use Kazaa or BearShare or Morpheus [now Grokster - js.] to download music files for free? Those big file-sharing services put little pieces of spyware on your hard drive that keep track of your activities on the Internet and report them to advertisers, who then send you pop-up or pop-under ads tailored to you. http://www.iht.com/articles/55394.html - Full Trib Article Opera users: Page may not load properly. If so, use another browser. - js. |
Here's an interesting article on Spyware/Adware also:
http://download.com.com/1200-20-884830.html?tag=sptlt |
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