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Anti-Virus Companies: Tenacious Spammers

jaroslav writes "There is a great article over at Attrition about the problem of anti-virus related spam. I don't know if we should all start reporting this to the government, but telling the companies themselves that this should stop might get some results."

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  1. ironic solution by Grimlock88 · · Score: 0, Troll

    lets infect their company computers with viruses!

  2. Well I am sure they want to remain competitive by Srividya · · Score: 0, Troll

    That is why you send out these emails, so people will know about and buy your product. A cousin of mine works at Hexaware which does development on at least four of the software products listed and I am certain that the same young men are writing all of it. This is just sensible Indian software design using the power of the Internet to ensure that people know which product is protecting them from harmful worms.

  3. Re:A good analogy... by gregbaker · · Score: 0, Troll

    I don't suppose you're one of my students, are you? You're certainly qualified. (Sorry. Currently cleaning out my inbox. Most of them are quite bright. Most.)

  4. Re:Draft an RFC? by Haeleth · · Score: 0, Troll

    So you'd need a simpl draft coming up with a platform name Win32 for 32-bit windows

    -1, Redundant. :p