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Scaremongering over Spyware?

Posted by Zonk on from the grains-of-salt-available-to-your-left dept.

Dynamoo writes "The BBC is reporting that PCs in the UK are infected with over 20 pieces of spyware on average. A frightening statistic, if it is to be believed. In fact, the figures come from Webroot - an anti-spyware firm with a commercial interest in playing up the spyware threat." From the article: "In Poland, 867 of every 1,000 domestic PCs have been infected by trojans, unsolicited programs that can allow remote users to control the machine. It is this international reach that concerns those in authority trying to combat the spread of spyware. "

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  1. Re:Seems like a statisticians nightmare by LiquidCoooled · · Score: 4, Funny

    I wouldn't be surprised if they have installed a little program on peoples machines to monitor and upload the stats about how much spyware a person has on their machine.

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  2. Re:And, typical of scaremongering tactics... by fyoder · · Score: 4, Funny
    Public schools have Sex Ed classes where they teach you how to reduce your risk of getting HIV and the Clap... how about Computer Safety classes where they teach you how to reduce your risk of getting viruses or spyware?

    In Republican states that would amount to "Don't use computers, kids, and you won't get infected. Take the computer abstinence pledge."

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