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A Day in the Life of a Spyware Company

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the get-rich-quick-schemes dept.

prostoalex writes "Business Week has a detailed expose of Direct Revenue. The article has some juicy details on the everyday workings of a spyware outlet, talks about the the business model and advertisers who funnel cash to Direct Revenue, and even mentions Direct Revenue's anti-spyware achievements (the company's installer blasted away competing spyware apps, so that the user's computer wouldn't be overwhelmed with redundant pop-ups)."

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  1. Cancelling out by ntufar · · Score: -1, Redundant

    and even mentions Direct Revenue's anti-spyware achievements (the company's installer blasted away competing spyware apps, so that the user's computer wouldn't be overwhelmed with redundant pop-ups)

    So there is a war of spyware applications against other spyware applications. Would be nice to install two spware application with this technology so that they would cancel out each other.

  2. Ooh... by zptao · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Clearing other spyware apps away? That's a new one...

  3. Re:Dupe by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Redundant
    Why get a mac? So you can have a "pretty" desktop? Thats about all a mac is.


    Please mods, mod the parent as it deserves.