Who is funding all this Spyware?

Look, we all know that spyware is a nasty, terrible curse on computer users all over the internet. So why doesn't it just go away? Maybe it is because some major companies are funding it by buying ad space on pop-ups placed by these merchants of sleaze. Read more about just who the biggest offenders are. Maybe a well placed e-mail blitz to these companies' complaint departments (if they even have them) might make a difference.

http://weblog.infoworld.com/foster/2006/04/04_a383.html#a383?source=NLC-GRIPE2006-04-04