Some people like the government to fix their problems, and many would probably support government monitoring and control of the Internet, or a law blocking those annoying pop-up ads. But I prefer free market responses like this.
interMute, a software maker based in Braintree, Mass., on Tuesday widely introduced SpySubtract, an application that scans PCs for software known as "spyware," or "adware," and automatically removes it. The 4-year-old company said the technology is specially constructed to fight software from Gator–a popular plug-in used to target ads–by deleting the plug-in automatically anytime it's detected.
