Wil Wheaton said it best in his comment on slashdot:
http://slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=83240&cid=7287248
Quote:
Dear Gator,
Gator is Spyware, you fuckers. Spyware. Spyware. Spyware.
Please send me a nastygram. My career is stalled, and I could really use the publicity.
Love,
Wil Wheaton
Linux weenie who doesn't even use your crappy SPYware.
PS- It's spyware.
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That said, honestly while I think Gator is evil, I don't think it's as big a problem as it's made out to be. I don't use Ad-Aware but once a month, and even then I'm lucky if it finds ANYTHING. Anyone who's halfway intelligent about internet browsing has nothing to worry about from Gator or anything else. *shrug*
I guess what I'm trying to say is that I hate spyware/adware because it's intrinsically evil and because of the problems I hear it causes other people, but I don't understand WHY it causes anyone besides "mom and pop" these problems.