>>I didn't see the tape, but it doesn't surprise me. It does remind of one approach that I saw used to get one to buy someone's "freeware", however. The software installed an ad window that appeared anytime your browser was opened. According to the product's documentation, the only way to get rid of it was to "buy" the "gold" version of the product. Fortunately, I knew what was running in my task list on startup and when I spoted a new program running after the installation, it didn't take me long to rid myself of the annoying ads.
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>Oh, I hate those corps that pull slimy ad attacks like that. A similar one is the website that disables the back button and then starts forking multiple copies of their website. They get into my /dev/null file quickly.
>JLK

Jerry,

I personally think that everyone should know what's running in their task list. Maybe I'm paranoid about it, but I try to run a pretty lean system (not much in the sys tray, etc.). One reason, is that my box at home is pretty out-dated, so I need every ounce of power I can get. The side effect it has is that it helps me sniff out problems like this one, not to mention if all of a sudden the computer starts acting strangely, like a virus may have someone gotten in, I can check to see what's going on.