segunda-feira, dezembro 13, 2004: Existem pessoas que compram software a partir de anúncios "Spam"... e depois admirem-se...
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Online shoppers are still willing to buy products advertised in spam, indicating that the problem is unlikely to desist anytime soon, a new survey shows.
Among the most popular items being sold via unsolicited e-mail is illegal software--in many cases adding to the number of laws being broken by the sellers.
According to figures from Forrester Research, a staggering 22 percent of U.K. online consumers have bought software through spam.
The problems with this kind of sale in particular are manifold. Users are encouraging the spammers to keep sending bulk mail by buying from them. They are also violating software copyrights. Furthermore, by buying software that is most likely pirated and not produced with much quality assurance they are likely exposing themselves to viruses and spyware bundled with their illegal goods.
Ironically, it is the very Trojans which can come bundled with pirate software that help create the networks of compromised machines abused by spammers.
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