A new category of software? (O.T.)

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John Corliss

Today while looking at my Yahoo email account, a very suspicious offer
for a free screensaver led me to the following site:

http://www.doxdesk.com/

This guy really has a deep seated hatred for browser hijackers and the
like. He calls them:

"unsolicited commercial software"

I like that play on words. It's not that they're actually $ware, but
rather that they result in commercials popping up every time your
browse (if you use IE and no popup blocker).
 
John said:
Today while looking at my Yahoo email account, a very suspicious offer
for a free screensaver led me to the following site:

http://www.doxdesk.com/

This guy really has a deep seated hatred for browser hijackers and the
like. He calls them:

"unsolicited commercial software"

I like that play on words. It's not that they're actually $ware, but
rather that they result in commercials popping up every time your browse
(if you use IE and no popup blocker).
Click to expand...

Perhaps I should clarify that the link to the "free" screensaver
doesn't lead to that site, but rather a search in Alta Vista for the
screensaver company's name plus the word "spyware" led me to that site.
 
John Corliss said:
Today while looking at my Yahoo email account, a very suspicious offer
for a free screensaver led me to the following site:

http://www.doxdesk.com/

This guy really has a deep seated hatred for browser hijackers and the
like. He calls them:

"unsolicited commercial software"

I like that play on words. It's not that they're actually $ware, but
rather that they result in commercials popping up every time your
browse (if you use IE and no popup blocker).
Click to expand...

John, technically, it is software as the majority of
BHO's/hi-jackers/spyware etc, are programs and/or ActiveX controls (both
classed as software)

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Regards

Steven Burn
Ur I.T. Mate Group
www.it-mate.co.uk

Keeping it FREE!

Disclaimer:
I know I'm probably wrong, I just like taking part ;o)
 
Steven said:
John, technically, it is software as the majority of
BHO's/hi-jackers/spyware etc, are programs and/or ActiveX controls (both
classed as software)
Click to expand...

Steven,
What I meant was that they're not commercial software in the sense
that you pay for them with money, but rather they are software
programs that show you commercials. Of course, I know that they're
software.
 
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