On 2006-02-17, Steve Wertz > wrote:

> If you haven't already, you should see how those things propagate

Not just p2p. As a longtime security conscious surfer, I was shocked
to be mugged by a piece of adware downloaded against all precautions
and security settings and double firewalls!! It turned my w98's file
manager (Explorer) into an toolbar equipped browser. I had to install
Search/Destroy and Ad-Aware to remove it. After being a Linux user
for so long and rarely using my win-box online, I was stunned to
learn, after a little research, just what a dismal state of affairs
now exists for Windows users on the web. Seems anyone with a business
license can wreak havoc on your computer with impunity. Thanks for
nothing, Congress!

nb