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GAIN (Gator) - The Virus

It just amazes me how there areability to choose to remove it is a
companies out there, claiming to beviolation of your rights.
legitimate businesses, who areOur elected officials don't know how to
distributing what can only be known assurf the web for the most part, let
spyware, adware, malware, badware, andalone actually understand what the
viruses. These companies get away withdefinition of a virus is and how to
it due to obscure clauses and legallegislate against spyware and malware.
double-speak in their terms ofSoftware companies who write legitimate
agreements, if they bother to have oneprograms lobby them to make sure they do
at all.not pass any laws that regulate the sale
Some websites will download unwantedof software.
spyware and badware on your computerExample: Name any other product or
without any consent from you at all.service where you must pay up front for
They claim that all of this informationit before you even see the contract you
gathering has a legitimate purpose andmust sign and agree to before you can
that people are over-reacting.use it?
Some people do not know what a virus is.Not only that, but large corporations
It is simply a program. Just like anysupport the use of malware, adware,
other program you download and usespyware, badware, and viruses that
everyday. It must be installed onto yourgather information from users without
computer. The difference between a virustheir knowledge. They in turn buy that
and a legitimate program lies in theinformation to build their own consumer
purpose for which it was created.databases and use that information to
A legitimate program was created to helpsell you products. They pay to know what
you perform a task. A virus was createdyour habits are. As long as they are
to harm your computer or stealwilling to pay for that information,
information from you. The othercompanies like GAIN will continue to
difference is the first one is legal,steal it from user's and sell it to
the latter is not.these companies.
A virus is legitimately defined as anIf you want to know how many programs on
executable program, however, any scriptyour computer are gathering information
or macro should be included in thatabout you, you will need to get some
definition in my opinion. If they aretype of spyware detection software.
written with the intent of causing harmThere are several available, however, be
to a user's computer or they are writtencareful, some of those advertising the
and installed on a user's computer inremoval of spyware are actually
order to gather information on thatinstalling it on your computer
user, then they are no better and nothemselves. Make sure you do a search in
different than a virus, and should fallyour favorite search engine to find out
under the same laws that apply toabout the brand of software you are
viruses.thinking of downloading.
If these programs like GAIN, Gator, andIf your computer is infected with Gator
WinFixer are so legitimate, why are theor GAIN, you may have to use anti-virus
techniques they use to install it on asoftware to remove it. Many of the
user's computer so sly? Why are theyanti-virus companies have removal
using these sneaky tactics, such asinstructions on their website. If GAIN
downloading it onto someone's computerwere a legitimate company and legitimate
without disclosing what it actually issoftware, it's highly doubtful it would
to the user in a clear manner?have to be removed by an anti-virus
Why do they write their malware,program.
badware, and adware in such a way as toI hope this article has been helpful to
have it resist your efforts to remove ityou. GAIN, WinFixer, and other programs
from your computer? Your computer isthat act in this unethical manner should
something you bought and paid for. Yoube considered viruses and held
have the right to decide what will beaccountable for the harm they do to your
installed on your computer. Anyone whocomputer and liable for the time it
writes a program that resists yourtakes to remove them. That's my opinion.



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