# Why aren't spyware and anti-virus bundled?

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**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [February 21, 2005, 1:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-arent-spyware-and-anti-virus-bundled/291092 "2005-02-21T01:40:00Z")\
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**Author:** ![mhendo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mhendo/32/3159_2.png) [@mhendo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mhendo)\
**Post date:** [February 22, 2005, 5:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-arent-spyware-and-anti-virus-bundled/291092/21 "2005-02-22T05:39:20Z")

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> [@DrDeth](#):
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> Norton/Symantec does catch some spyware. I use the new Microsoft, Spybot, SpywareBlaster, Winpatrol _and_ Hijack this. :eek:
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> **mhendo** who is on that list? As you can understand- I try not to go to unknown sites.  
> ☹

Jeez, i understand being careful, but avoiding going to unknown sites altogether is a little paranoid. You can choose whether or not to trust me and my omputer security consciousness, but i’ve been to the site on multiple occasions and suffered no adverse affects whatsover. Also, i can’t imagine that someone who is devoting his time to exposing and criticizing spyware investors is likely to put spyware or adware in his own website.

The list itself is a bunch of venture capitalist firms that you’ve probably never heard of, precisely because they tend to provide capital without taking an active part in the running of the businesses they fund.

The venture capitalist companies include:[ul]  
[li]Spectrum Equity Investors [/li][li]U.S. Venture Partners[/li][li]Greylock [/li][li]Crosslink Capital[/li][li]Garage Technology Ventures [/li][li]Rosewood Stone Group [/li][li]Investor AB [/li][li]Technology Crossover Ventures[/li][li]Insight Venture Partners [/li][li]Technology Investment Capital Corp[/li][/ul]  
And the actual companies producing the adware/spyware are:[ul]  
[li]180solutions (Zango, n-Case)[/li][li]Claria / Gator (GAIN)[/li][li]DirectRevenue (OfferOptimizer, many aliases)[/li][li]eXact Advertising (BargainBuddy, BullsEye)[/li][/ul]

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