PRWeb.com Press Release Feed - PRWeb Press Release Account Feed http://www.rsspad.com/rss2a/78347.xml PRWeb.com Press Release Feed - Press Releases en xml@emediawire.com xml@emediawire.com 30 Illicit software steals up to one third of charity funds raised online http://www.prweb.com/releases/2004/05/prweb126056.htm Almost 35% of computers are infected with parasitic software termed'spyware', 'adware' and 'scumware', it was reported today. As well asposing a serious risk to the user's privacy and security, the software can 'steal' money from websites by altering the page viewed so the writer of thesoftware gets paid for the advertisements shown, not the owner of thewebsite. (PRWeb May 14, 2004)

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