In case the title of this page didn't tip you off, I really, really hate spyware. Almost as much as I hate emo. And that's a lot. I guess I should elaborate a little bit, so you know what the hell I'm talking about. Here goes:

The other day (about 2 days ago, to be exact), my friend persuaded me to download Ares, a peer to peer file sharing system promising fast download speeds and excellent reliability. While it did follow through on its promises, it also offered more than I initially realized, namely computer-raping spyware. Within 40 hours of downloading the program, my computer was so spyware-laden that I couldn't even run Instant Messenger. Awesome!

Anyway, I ran Ad Aware and Spybot, and after removing well over 100 spyware programs, I thought I was in the clear. I thought wrong. Ares had violently raped my registry with spyware, rendering my computer almost worthless, and, more importantly, really pissing me off. Now, I realize that most of the folks who peruse this site are far less nerdy than I, and are probably wondering- "How did you know there was spyware in your registry?" I'm glad you asked! The animated gif below should answer your questions (give it a minute, it's a huge file):

Notice how the file mysteriously reappears after I delete it? Yeah, I noticed that too. I hate spyware.