| It just amazes me how there are companies
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| | your rights.
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| out there, claiming to be legitimate
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| | Our elected officials don't know how to
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| businesses, who are distributing what can
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| | surf the web for the most part, let alone
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| only be known as spyware, adware,
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| | actually understand what the definition
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| malware, badware, and viruses. These
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| | of a virus is and how to legislate
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| companies get away with it due to obscure
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| | against spyware and malware. Software
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| clauses and legal double-speak in their
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| | companies who write legitimate programs
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| terms of agreements, if they bother to
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| | lobby them to make sure they do not pass
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| have one at all.
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| | any laws that regulate the sale of
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| Some websites will download unwanted
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| | software.
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| spyware and badware on your computer
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| | Example: Name any other product or
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| without any consent from you at all. They
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| | service where you must pay up front for
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| claim that all of this information
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| | it before you even see the contract you
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| gathering has a legitimate purpose and
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| | must sign and agree to before you can use
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| that people are over-reacting.
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| | it?
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| Some people do not know what a virus is.
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| | Not only that, but large corporations
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| It is simply a program. Just like any
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| | support the use of malware, adware,
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| other program you download and use
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| | spyware, badware, and viruses that gather
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| everyday. It must be installed onto your
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| | information from users without their
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| computer. The difference between a virus
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| | knowledge. They in turn buy that
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| and a legitimate program lies in the
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| | information to build their own consumer
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| purpose for which it was created.
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| | databases and use that information to
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| A legitimate program was created to help
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| | sell you products. They pay to know what
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| you perform a task. A virus was created
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| | your habits are. As long as they are
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| to harm your computer or steal
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| | willing to pay for that information,
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| information from you. The other
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| | companies like GAIN will continue to
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| difference is the first one is legal, the
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| | steal it from user's and sell it to these
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| latter is not.
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| | companies.
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| A virus is legitimately defined as an
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| | If you want to know how many programs on
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| executable program, however, any script
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| | your computer are gathering information
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| or macro should be included in that
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| | about you, you will need to get some type
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| definition in my opinion. If they are
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| | of spyware detection software. There are
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| written with the intent of causing harm
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| | several available, however, be careful,
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| to a user's computer or they are written
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| | some of those advertising the removal of
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| and installed on a user's computer in
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| | spyware are actually installing it on
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| order to gather information on that user,
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| | your computer themselves. Make sure you
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| then they are no better and no different
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| | do a search in your favorite search
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| than a virus, and should fall under the
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| | engine to find out about the brand of
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| same laws that apply to viruses.
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| | software you are thinking of downloading.
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| If these programs like GAIN, Gator, and
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| | If your computer is infected with Gator
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| WinFixer are so legitimate, why are the
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| | or GAIN, you may have to use anti-virus
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| techniques they use to install it on a
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| | software to remove it. Many of the
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| user's computer so sly? Why are they
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| | anti-virus companies have removal
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| using these sneaky tactics, such as
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| | instructions on their website. If GAIN
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| downloading it onto someone's computer
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| | were a legitimate company and legitimate
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| without disclosing what it actually is to
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| | software, it's highly doubtful it would
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| the user in a clear manner?
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| | have to be removed by an anti-virus
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| Why do they write their malware, badware,
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| | program.
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| and adware in such a way as to have it
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| | I hope this article has been helpful to
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| resist your efforts to remove it from
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| | you. GAIN, WinFixer, and other programs
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| your computer? Your computer is something
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| | that act in this unethical manner should
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| you bought and paid for. You have the
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| | be considered viruses and held
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| right to decide what will be installed on
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| | accountable for the harm they do to your
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| your computer. Anyone who writes a
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| | computer and liable for the time it takes
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| program that resists your ability to
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| | to remove them. That's my opinion.
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| choose to remove it is a violation of
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