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No Honor Among Malware Purveyors

Posted by timothy on from the say-it-ain't-so dept.

metalion writes "True to the saying 'no honor among thieves,' adware company, Avenue Media, is finding that competing adware company, DirectRevenue, is detecting and deleting their software. Now Avenue Media is crying foul and have filed a lawsuit against DirectRevenue stating that DirectRevenue 'knowingly and with intent to defraud, exceeded its authorized access to users' computers.' DirectRevenue acknowledges that it may uninstall competing applications in its user license agreement. A researcher at Harvard University, Ben Edelman, reasons that 'Once the computer is infected with 10 different unwanted programs, the person is likely to take some action to address the situation.' Just how far will adware companies go to continue to attempt to bombard us with their ads?"

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  1. This is very interesting by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Dear Slashdot

    For my entire adult life (the past four years), I have been sexually attracted to little girls. I think about being with one often when I masturbate, and have intense sexual fantasies involving 4 to 10 year old children. I have yet to act on my feelings, and I don't want to either! I know it is wrong to have sex with minors; I know that it violates them and totally scars them emotionally for life. I know that a child can never consent to sex. But... I still have these fantasies. I'm afraid to tell a therapist about this, but I know that's what I should do. Would a therapist tell the cops or something? I haven't broken any laws... but still, what would a doctor say or do? I want to be normal more than anything else, and have healthy relationships with women, but I'm so afraid of them. I feel as though I'm a moth, and adult women are fire... they may look nice, but if I get too close to them, they'll burn me. Kids however... they just seem more real. I have never had an intimate relationship with anyone in my life. I have never been on a date, never kissed, never even held hands. But then again, I've never asked a woman out either. I'm just so afraid of women. I think that might be why I like little girls. I guess what I want to know is... should I tell a shrink, or will that only make things worse?

    Sincerely, Cowboy Nea^h^h^h^h^h^h^h^h^h^h Anonymous reluctant pedephile

  2. First Post!!! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    HA!

  3. STFU, YOU FUCKING PLAGIARIST by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Do you think people forgot?!

  4. Spyware, Identity Theft, and China by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic
    Most of the spam comes from China. There is evidence showing that Chinese adware transfers passwords, usernames, social security numbers, etc. from your computer (as you time them into Web forms) to Chinese companies in China. You are at great risk of identity theft.

    The best thing to do is to get something like "Spybot Search & Destroy" to eradicate spyware.

  5. Mod parent UP! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    It's got a good point. We gotta rid ourselves of spyware for safety's sake.

    1. Re:Mod parent up! by RumpRoast · · Score: -1, Offtopic

      It's +5 Informative, you insensitive clod.

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      My Ass hurts.
  6. Mod parent up! by lack1uster · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    "Chinese companies in China" +5 Insightful