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Now with no adware!With a big sigh of relief from Download.com's editorial department, we banned adware from the site last week. We've seen the scourge of adware face-to-face, and, though we tried to offer reasonable warnings about it on Download.com, we knew it was still a problem for people. Not to mention how often we have to get our test machines rebuilt after adware has thoroughly destroyed them. To enact this policy, we removed a whole lot of screensavers and small audio apps, as well as a few games you've probably never heard of. I don't think anyone's going to miss the type of software that carries adware--and, with it gone, the good software will be easier to find. In some quarters this policy change was controversial. However, it certainly wasn't controversial among the many folks who get their software via Download.com. The fact that Ad-Aware maintains the top position on our Most Popular list testifies to the fact that people want to get rid of adware. We want to be the most trusted site on the Web for software downloads and, judging from the reader feedback we've gotten, banning adware was exactly the way to go. Wayne CunninghamSenior Editor, CNET Download.com
Hmm..Never thought of that...
