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| Fri, December 17 2004 | 4:25PM | PermaLink |
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Windows users could soon be paying Microsoft to keep PCs free of spyware.
Following the takeover of anti-spyware firm Giant, Microsoft said it would soon release a toolkit that strips machines of the irritating programs.
Although initially free, Microsoft has not ruled out charging people who want to keep this toolkit up to date.
Surveys show that almost every Windows PC is infested with spyware programs that do everything from bombard users with adverts to steal login data.
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