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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."

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  1. 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?