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The Anti-Spamming Act of 2001 was not enacted.

Spam Laws does not condone the practice of spamming, and has no affiliation with any spammers or their Internet service providers. The domain "spamlaws.com" is not used to send spam or any other sort of electronic mail. (Please see this note for more information.)

Spyware has many ways of getting onto your computer, such as:

When you download programs - particularly freeware, or peer-to-peer sharing programs.

More covertly, spyware can install itself just by you visiting certain sites, by prompting you to download an application to see the site properly.

ActiveX controls. These pesky spyware makers will prompt you to install themselves while using your Internet browser