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[iProgram]

You may noticed that a lot of web sites promote these type of ADs ("free screensaver" or "click me click me click me click me" via fastclick or something else). I could not understand that how can these sites earn money from "free" screensavers. I clicked one screensaver ad and the landing page asks me to install an ActiveX control. How can they earn money from this?

[kodaks]

There is most likely adware or spyware on the "free" programs.

[nativenewyorker]

Sneaky Spyware Becomes Internet Scourge (Associated Press) [news.yahoo.com]

[iProgram]

Does this mean I will stop displaying fastclick ADs on my website immediately?

[kodaks]

It sure would be nice.... Fastclick seems to like advertisers that have a lot a free stuff, which in the end leads to spyware and adware. For example, those popular "free smiles", have adware and a toolbar on them.

[iProgram]

Fastclick seems to like advertisers that have a lot a free stuff, which in the end leads to spyware and adware. For example, those popular "free smiles", have adware and a toolbar on them.

And then the IE will look like this:
[onestab.net...]

Money is good but I already removed all my fastclick codes.