In an editorial on Malware, PC Mechanic hits on the real solution to spam and adware.  Those pop-ups appear because someone is hoping to make money, and if everyone stops buying from spammers and pop-up ads, they just wouldn’t exist.
” “My computer is running really slowly and I’m getting tons of pop-ups.” It probably wouldn’t be hyperbole to say that this is the most commonly uttered computer-related comment. As most of us know, slowness and pop-ups are classic symptoms of malware – viruses, worms, trojans, adware and spyware.”

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