Sears installing spyware on your PC

***Corey*** · 01-07-2008, 05:41 AM

Good read.
First Sony awhile back with their root kit, and now Sears.
http://www.maximumpc.com/article/new_year_in_spyware

Quote:

When you join the community, Sears installs spyware on your computer which tracks your internet usage, even parsing the headers of your email.
The software transmits copies of every page you view to marketing research company comScore.

Even secure sites get intercepted, which means your banking website or online shopping credit card transactions are exposed.
Moreover, the software sits on your system invisibly, with no evidence that it's monitoring your browsing.

This is not right.

***Corey*** · 01-07-2008, 05:54 AM

PS, here is more spyware/malware/viruses being installed.
Malware Pushers Have No Respect for the Dead.

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