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You are right, EarthLink should make their customers aware of the problem. My ISP makes available security software (to their high speed customers) for free. The problem is that these people are CUSTOMERS! You can't make the average customer do ANYTHING! These people are paying EarthLink for a service and customers customarily dictate to the business, not the other way around. As for formatting the hard drives, etc.; well that is the optimum solution, but who is going to pay for that service? Not the ISP and not the customer as long as they can use the PC for their purposes. If it works, they aren't going to fix it. What is needed is education and as another poster in this discussion stated, they don't want to learn. They want their PC to be like their TV; turn it on, it works!
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ZDNet, please clarify and state what Operating System is involved.  Xunil_Sierutuf | 10/05/04
If you have to ask  Loverock Davidson | 10/05/04
the headline is correct, no need for OS breakdown  Valis Keogh | 10/05/04
EarthLink finds spyware running amok  Loverock Davidson | 10/05/04
yes, you would  Valis Keogh | 10/05/04
Typical users  RicD_ | 10/05/04
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This headline from the No Screaming S--- Dept.  Chad_z | 10/05/04
Shut down the infected PC's  seadog59 | 10/05/04
I just have to ask the tough question?  No_Ax_to_Grind | 10/05/04
Good ISP monitoring tools ...  terry flores | 10/05/04
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Spyware  sosoome | 10/05/04
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one tough question  trmmcc1@... | 10/06/04
Can you point me to Linux spyware that is  Linux User 147560 | 10/06/04
Think again.  catlord17 | 10/07/04
Remember, they are customers!  hstearns@... | 10/07/04
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