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To: El Gran Salseron
How much money is made by anti-virus, anti-adware, pop-up blocker companies and such to stop the adware?

No idea. And to be honest, I consider your question irrelevant.

There are many free programs which deal with spyware, etc., such as Ad-Aware SE and Sybot - Search & Destroy.

(See my FR homepage for more.)
4 posted on 02/02/2005 7:42:53 AM PST by holymoly ("A lot" is TWO words.)
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To: holymoly
I have two AD WARE thingees in my computer. Neither my Norton or my Ad Aware can get rid of it.

Am tech challenged and don't know what to do.

6 posted on 02/02/2005 7:46:31 AM PST by OldFriend (America's glory is not dominion, but liberty.)
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To: holymoly

Kim Komando (computer babe with her own radio show) has a neat trick to screw up the spyware. Here is what she has to say about it:

http://www.komando.com/tips_show.asp?showID=7724


9 posted on 02/02/2005 7:53:46 AM PST by Blood of Tyrants (God is not a Republican. But Satan is definitely a Democrat.)
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To: holymoly

Great info on your homepage. How about including Stinger form McAfee. It's a free quick download and will root out viruses. It's free because it's no frills and doesn't protect


21 posted on 02/02/2005 8:20:16 AM PST by dennisw (Pryce-Jones: Arab culture is steeped in conspiracy theories, half truths, and nursery rhyme politics)
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To: holymoly
It is not irrelevant since so many people are absolutely ignorant of the freeware programs and gladly spend big bucks on the "pro" versions.
27 posted on 02/02/2005 8:41:01 AM PST by El Gran Salseron ( The replies by this poster are meant for self-amusement only. Read at your own risk. :-))
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To: holymoly

I run X-cleaner and it "removes" the same programs every time, but the next time I turn on my computer X-cleaner finds the same programs it "removed" again. I was told that they were installed on my harddrive. Do you have any ideas to help me?


39 posted on 02/02/2005 9:04:46 AM PST by JeffersonRepublic.com (The 51st state is right around the corner.)
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