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Spyware Removal is Big Business

Posted by michael on from the $15-per-hour dept.

prostoalex writes "Just when you thought all the software niches were taken, IDC comes out with the report saying $12 million was spent on spyware removal tools in 2003, and $305 million will be spent in 2008. IDC also estimates two-thirds of PC users out there are infected. Large PC vendors are waking up to the spyware threat, having their call centers overwhelmed with spyware-related calls."

13 of 454 comments (clear)

  1. nizzlepsto by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    fork pust! suck it!

  2. The internets. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Clearly the internets are serious business.

  3. fp by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    woo

  4. Frist psot! by Moderatbastard · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    yaaaaa

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  5. In korea... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    In korea, only old people see spyware removal as a good buisness

    1. Re:In korea... by Zorilla · · Score: -1, Offtopic

      Korean keyboards type out multiple letters per key (probably while typing in Hangul mode). One of which is "ke". Wikipedia used to have a section for OMG ZERG RUSH KEKEKE under the Something Awful entry, but it's not there anymore.

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  6. frist post by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    frist psot! :P

  7. How much to charge by Darthmalt · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    I'm going to start doing spyware removal next semester at my college campus. But I cant decide how much I should charge. What do yall think?

  8. /. Propaganda by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic
    See here:

    Open your eyes

    1. Re:/. Propaganda by phooka.de · · Score: 0, Offtopic

      I followed the link to the site about /. tampering. Have a look at the first two shcreenshots: the thresholds are different. The second screenshot has threshold is 0. The first screenshot has a threshold of 1. The post on the secont screenshot has a rating of -1 and shows up only because it's from the registered user vfiewing the page (you allways gat to see your own posts, no matter how much they suck).

      Quit complaining, take down the site.

  9. Re:comparison by swv3752 · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Fine, then you need to write up some computer to sex metaphors. :-P

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  10. MOD PARENT DOWN...please. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Sorry, but it's totally wrong. I'm typing this on a Korean keyboard and i can assure you that the term "ke" requires 2 keystrokes.

  11. Yummmm DOG! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Actually you are the one who is wront "Ke" is somewhat a phonetic representation of the Korean letter "Kiok" which means 'I've come to eat your dog'