Oh there is a good deal of difference, Juanita. For good definitions of both, visit these sites: http://spam.abuse.net/overview/whatisspam.shtml http://www.spychecker.com/spyware.html PC Bug Doctor appears to fit into neither of those categories. Degilbo -----Original Message----- From: triadtechtalk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:triadtechtalk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Juanita Kimble Sent: Monday, 31 May 2004 07:06 To: triadtechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [triadtechtalk] Re: Bug doctor Now that's something interesting: a program that is spam. How? Degilbo They hide spyware in some programs. Don't they? Like SpyBot tells you if you delete adv. that are in other programs with S&B you might not can use the program anymore. I would call that spam. Or spyware. Not much difference. Juanita --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.692 / Virus Database: 453 - Release Date: 2004-05-28 VIEW ARCHIVES @ //www.freelists.org UNSUBSCRIBE by sending email to triadtechtalk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with unsubscribe in the Subject field. To VIEW/CHANGE your subscription status go to //www.freelists.org/webpage/triadtechtalk Contact List Owner - dbcfour@xxxxxxx