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Profitware
Kelly Martin, 2004-11-26

Some of the largest anti-virus companies have virtually ignored the spyware problem because there is no profit incentive for them to do otherwise. Meanwhile, spyware companies make millions.

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Profitware 2004-11-30
Anonymous
...what we heard was that AV companies can't put spyware detection in their software because spyware is not always illegally deployed; by detecting the spyware as a "virus" they are tarnishing the commercial property of a legal entity, and by removing it are likely to cause financial damage to those...

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