Augusta, Maine, computer business ferrets out spyware.

Publication: Kennebec Journal (Augusta, Maine) (via Knight-Ridder/Tribune Business News)

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COPYRIGHT 2005 Kennebec Journal

Byline: Keith Edwards

Jun. 20--AUGUSTA -- It sneaks into your computer.

It tells somebody, somewhere, what Web sites you've visited, what you've purchased online and what your personal interests are.

It can slow your computer down and make it impossible to get on the Internet. It can even damage or make your computer stop working altogether.

It is spyware. And ridding it from people's home computers is keeping local computer businesses very busy.

"It's just gotten completely out of hand," said Blaine Marston, who works for Capitol Computers in Augusta. "It's an extreme problem right now. It's not that hard to protect yourself. You just have to know how." Spyware is generally...

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