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Spyware Becoming Worst Tech Support Problem
teknurd writes "Wired has an article about the growing problem of computer users having to call tech support to get help removing all of the spyware on their computers. 'The fast-growing phenomenon is already responsible for more than 12 percent of all technical support calls in Dell's consumer hardware division, the biggest category of complaints this year, company representatives said.' Personally, I have had to remove this plague from the computers of several friends and family members."
Personaly I find foramt C: the best for getting rid of crap like that!
I always ask Bonzi Buddy to help solve my spyware problems. He is always so helpful!
Don't blame Durga. I voted for Centauri.
...priceless.
Sheesh, evil *and* a jerk. -- Jade
"People don't seem to apply their own basic intelligence to computers"
That's because computers all have a Common Sense Exclusion Field generator. Anyone coming into that field turns into a dribbling idiot. However technical type people's brainwave patterns generat electromagnetic field around them that nullifies this field. It also knocks quirky hardware and software back into order, which is why it mysteriously starts working once you show up to fix the problem.