Hi and thanks for the reply. I only get a few of these spam emails
everday so it isnt a big problem deleting them manually. Over the last year
I probably got about 100-150 in total. Whats really amazing though is the
time/care that must be taken everday when online and the knowledge one must
possess inorder to defend him/herself from so many threats. Viruses,
spyware, adware, unsolicited spam email in addition to the normal system
maintaince such as hardware repair and/or driver and software updates. All
this takes MUCH time and knowledge, time they could probably spend playing
more games, learning new software, or anything else one can imagine with
his/her computer. From the money perspective i spend about 60 euros a year
for antivirus and spyware/adware removal software(subscription fees). Its
truely amazing i think!
Personally, I am only busy in the summer and I consider myself lucky to
have so much time to spend with this stuff. What about your average joe who
works eight hours a day and comes home tired? I seriously doubt they got
the energy or will to learn all this stuff and spend so much time trying to
get a healthy system.
In other words a lot of people are doomed and this will probably only get
worse before it gets better. More intensive policing and tougher laws are
necessary and by the way FUK the "freedom of speech" act! Every demented
person and unscrupulous corporation is taking advantage of that pathetic law
worldwide. Many of the most prosperous companies traded publicly are
"knowingly" and "silently" installing their adware that is prepackeged with
the freeware(kazaa-prime example). Of course many naive people, I used to
be one, thought i could get free software, only to discover the damage to my
computer a few minutes later.
But you cant do much thanks to the freedom of speach act and that long ten
page disclaimer which always removes liability from them. Who takes the time
to read a ten page disclaimer and privacy policy? I for sure dont.
Probably, the only solution to this bs is that one day most companies
and consumers alike will mature enough to know that its in their best
interest to play fair.
If i bored or offended anyone i apologize but i feel too strong about these
issues not to voice them.
P.S. I use outlook express and my email is isp based. What options do i
have?