MS really [censored] the world on the spyware thing. We thought viruses were bad, well- spyware plays on the weakest link in the chain.. the unknowing click-happy user.

Most of the spyware is there because of ActiveX which brings the offending program as close as one click from being installed (WITH control-provided embedded text! thanks MS!). Throw in infinite javascript loops on a web page, and you've got yourself a trapped Windows user who without knowing the implications might just click Ok to get rid of it.

and they want to charge money for spyware removal software?

Things are changing with SP2 but it's years late and half-assed like everything else they do.

MS is the devil!

(supports a large Windows network, can't you tell)