# I Hate Spyware!

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/i-hate-spyware/45191>\
**Category:** random\
**Created:** [March 11, 2004, 9:16pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/i-hate-spyware/45191 "2004-03-11T21:16:21Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![SeiferTim](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.kirupa.com/seifertim/32/188_2.png) [@SeiferTim](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/SeiferTim)\
**Post date:** [March 11, 2004, 9:16pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/i-hate-spyware/45191/1 "2004-03-11T21:16:21Z")

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I’ve probably said this before, but:  
[r][SIZE=4]I HATE SPYWARE!![/size][/r]

Thank you. 😃

Why the hell isn’t it illegal? Or punishable to make/install spyware on peoples computers?

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [March 13, 2004, 4:50am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/i-hate-spyware/45191/2 "2004-03-13T04:50:59Z")

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[http://www.lavasoft.com](http://www.lavasoft.com)

Lavasoft Ad-Aware 6.0 Free Version…

Ive removed so much from my computer 😃

Try it out guys its really good and free :A+:

- Matt 😛

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [March 13, 2004, 5:31am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/i-hate-spyware/45191/3 "2004-03-13T05:31:09Z")

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I heard one of these spyware/ad-removal programs actually _installs_ a spyware program on your computer. Don’t remember which one, though…so beware.

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [March 13, 2004, 10:28am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/i-hate-spyware/45191/4 "2004-03-13T10:28:27Z")

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yea, that’s true but i removed it with norton,

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [March 13, 2004, 1:49pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/i-hate-spyware/45191/5 "2004-03-13T13:49:55Z")

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There are actually a _lot_ that do that… some of them make you buy the program, too! Ⓜ