What's the best spyware removal program?

[floris]

I recently went to the lavasoft website (http://www.lavasoftusa.com) to
download the latest version of adaware and for some reason the site was in
DUTCH?!
Now I wonder very much how an american site could have known that I am
Dutch: I have my IE configured to ask me every time before installing a
cooky and I generally refuse, even than: this was the first time I went to
the site as I usually download my software from Cnet.com.
I sent an email to the nice people of lavasoft about this and they claim I
went to the site http://www.lavasoftusa.com/default.shtml.nl, but this is
NOT true. Even if I type in the URL http://www.lavasoftusa.com the site is
in Dutch.
They did claim in their email not to install spyware.
I was wondering what you guys think of this.

"James" <turboslug@bigfoot.com> schreef in bericht
news:acde390a.0309030839.64bc1564@posting.google.c om...
> I'm currently using Ad-aware and wonder if it is considered the best
> spyware removal program, or if there is another out there I don't know
> of. For some reason the word "Lava" brings up a red flag... seems
> like either that company or one that sounds similar actually installs
> spyware on your computer! I may just have the name confused..

[Randall Bart]

'Twas Thu, 4 Sep 2003 09:03:45 +0200 when all alt.privacy.spyware stood in
awe as "floris" <nospam@no.spam> uttered:

>I recently went to the lavasoft website (http://www.lavasoftusa.com) to
>download the latest version of adaware and for some reason the site was in
>DUTCH?!
>Now I wonder very much how an american site could have known that I am
>Dutch:

Do you have a default language set in your browser?

>I sent an email to the nice people of lavasoft about this and they claim I
>went to the site http://www.lavasoftusa.com/default.shtml.nl, but this is
>NOT true.

It's sort of true. If you have the default language set in your browser
and their site detects this, you will be redirected.

> Even if I type in the URL http://www.lavasoftusa.com the site is
>in Dutch.
>They did claim in their email not to install spyware.
>I was wondering what you guys think of this.

I don't think it's spyware.
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