This paper examines the increasing prevalence of adware and spyware. Adware and spyware are used to enhance affiliate-marketing programs, but, are also ideal tools for online criminals. Improved fraud detection and accountability for affiliate-marketing companies are viable solutions for staunching the flow of money to criminals, but there is no substitute for end-user vigilance to protect confidential information.
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