Write Lightning is a blog from writer Deb Thompson.
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(Some links or topics may not be completely kid-appropriate.)
Fri, Aug 08 2008
Confronted with spyware and convinced it's like shaking hands with politicians who lie
I've been busy checking to be sure some spyware, disguised as anti-spyware, did not make its way onto my computer. The scans are complete and all seems well. Power-Antivirus 2009 seems to have not gotten its way this time, though it managed to get one sneaky pop-up through my software and tried to tell me my system was at risk and needed its services, for a price. It's a shame people choose to make money by trying to trick people and lying to potential customers. I suppose some of them learned their bad behavior by watching senators and other folks we sometimes vote into office as though we had good sense. There's definitely a valid reason for referring to politics as the world's second-oldest profession.
posted at: 14:25 | category: /Politics | link to this entry
I've been busy checking to be sure some spyware, disguised as anti-spyware, did not make its way onto my computer. The scans are complete and all seems well. Power-Antivirus 2009 seems to have not gotten its way this time, though it managed to get one sneaky pop-up through my software and tried to tell me my system was at risk and needed its services, for a price. It's a shame people choose to make money by trying to trick people and lying to potential customers. I suppose some of them learned their bad behavior by watching senators and other folks we sometimes vote into office as though we had good sense. There's definitely a valid reason for referring to politics as the world's second-oldest profession.
posted at: 14:25 | category: /Politics | link to this entry
