Thursday, November 02, 2006

Dangerous spyware...

This really ticks me off...and it should be a warning to you.

I got a pop-up that says "your system has traces of adult material on it, do you want to install drivecleaner?"

This malicious company attempts to scare you into using their software, which...(after I did some research) doesn't help you at all, but is really a cover for spyware and malware on your machine.

I am SURE that A LOT of people will fall for this (I know I almost did). The good news, at least, is that in the next version of Windows (Vista), it'll be A LOT tougher to make this happen.


Bottomline: DO NOT INSTALL DRIVECLEANER on your machine.

Ok, Mac/Linux people...go ahead now.
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