[the invisib1e hand]

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

An even more compelling idea is the potential for joint ventures between purveyors of and slayers of slimeware.

[El Gran Salseron]

"An even more compelling idea is the potential for joint ventures between purveyors of and slayers of slimeware."Exactly!

I once spoke with a young lady who worked for MacAfee out of Dallas. She admitted to me that she was a virus writer for MacAfee.

[beaver fever]

"An even more compelling idea is the potential for joint ventures between purveyors of and slayers of slimeware."

I have suspected that for a couple of years now.

It's no coincidence that the explosion of spyware, maleware and antivirus ware exploded after the dot bomb collapse.

It's like a tow-truck driver slashing your tires and waiting for you to return so he can charge a tow fee to take you to his garage where he sells you a new set of over priced tires.