Well that's some great news
I guess it was only a matter of time before someone wrote something nasty that wouldn't be caught (yet). I'm sure ad aware or spybot will be updated to remove it. Nice catch. It seems corporate America is also embracing spy/malware:
http://www.boingboing.net/2006/01/30..._malware_.html So far its primarily only being used on games but if it catches on it could be used in other types of software. Just what you wanted, a piece of software that causes system instability....