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New Browsers, Same Unwanted Ads

For internet users seeking to avoid exposure to spyware and intrusive ads, the prevailing wisdom among net security experts has long been that a good first step is to switch from Microsoft's Internet Explorer to an alternate browser. But now that millions have taken the advice and changed to browsers like Mozilla Firefox, more spyware and adware writers are also making the switch.

Read the whole story at Wired, March 1, 2005 »

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