On Mon, 02 Dec 2013 22:22:10 -0500, Ed Pawlowski > wrote:

>On 12/2/2013 9:56 PM, John Kuthe wrote:
>> On Mon, 02 Dec 2013 17:12:02 -0600, Janet Wilder
>> > wrote:
>>
>>> On 12/2/2013 3:47 PM, John Kuthe wrote:
>>>> On Mon, 2 Dec 2013 05:15:36 -0800 (PST), wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> I use avast! Free Antivirus to protect my PC and it serves me well. Give it a try at http://www.avast.com/get/ZC7jnWuS #avast
>>>>
>>>> Works for me! :-)
>>>>
>>>> John Kuthe...
>>>>
>>> Works for me, too, but I don't spam it
>>
>> How was that post SPAM?
>>
>> John Kuthe...
>>
>
>avast is encouraging people to post in forums and Facebook. Each person
>has an ID and gets a reward if they get enough signups.
>selvam has posted his message in many newsgroups, as in SPAM.
>
>Sleazy tactics. I'm sticking with Microsoft Security Essential, also
>free and not spammed.

Funny, I've been using Avast! for years, and never been SPAMMED by
them. Of course, theyr software does bug be all the time to sign up
for the for-pay version (I use the free version.)

John Kuthe...