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Raymond Chen posted about a topic yesterday that seems to hit the nail on the head with regard to some of the recent posts I've made here. In What's with all those spam ping-bots?, he describes the methodology used by blog and comment spammers / content thieves, and the motivation ($$) for doing what they do.

Of interest:

(You may notice that many of these sites mis-attribute the authorship; some of them even claim to have written the article themselves!)

Raymond also offers some advice about what one can try to do to "hit them in the pocketbook".

Sadly (ironically?), as I write this, 50% of the comments to that very blog entry are of the type that Raymond was writing about.

So it appears that there is not much that one is going to do to curb this. Also, considering that much of the content here (not just the newer stuff) has already been picked up and assimilated into other sites that slap a label on it as their own,

We've heard a few reports about problems customers may be experiencing as a result of KB937287, the servicing stack update I blogged about last week, and I wanted to provide a quick update for you. Immediately after receiving reports of this error, we made the decision to temporarily suspend automatic distribution of the update to avoid further customer impact while we investigate possible causes.  

So far, we've been able to determine that this problem only affects a small number of customers in unique circumstances. We are working to identify possible solutions and will make the update available again shortly after we address the issue.

Customers who may be experiencing this issue can use system restore to correct it or contact 1-866-PC-Safety for help troubleshooting.  Additional guidance will be available via Microsoft's free Update Support Center soon.

Puresafetyhere.com Descriptions:

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Puresafetyhere.com is an Internet Hijacker that directly or indirectly promotes rogue antispyware products. Puresafetyhere.com will cause your computer to perform sluggishly, which makes you believe that your computer is affected by spyware so you would purchase their products. If your Internet homepage has been hijacked to “Puresafetyhere.com”, it’s very likely your computer being infected with Zlob.Trojan. Puresafetyhere.com website pops up a warning message stating that you have Virus or Trojan in your computer. If you click OK, it will redirect you to buy products such as Win Spykilerl or Antispyware Sheild.

Likely error messages for Puresafetyhere.com Internet hijacker include, “W32.Myzor.FK@yf is a virus that infects files with .exe extensions. It attempts to steal passwords and private information from the infected computer… Click “OK” to download officially approved security software. Always keep your patch levels up-to-date.” You might also get System Alert messages on the bottom right of the screen. The system Alert message usually states that your have a

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This is a Paul Simon tune parody "50 ways to leave your Vista" (by yours truly) normally called "50 ways to leave your Lover"

The tune can be heard below

50 ways to leave your Vista

The problem is all inside your Drive
She said to me
The answer is easy if you
Take it logically
I’d like to help you in your struggle
To be free
There must be fifty ways
To leave your Vista

She said it’s really not my habit
To intrude
Furthermore, I hope my meaning
Won’t be lost or misconstrued
But I’ll repeat myself
At the risk of being crude