Spyware, 1; Innocent Web Surfers, 0

I just read today that the creator of the CWShredder, Merijn Bellekom, will no longer be updating the program, saying that he “simply do[es] not have the tools to remove the latest variants. They are too aggressive or too complicated to allow for automated removal.” It’s a sad, sad day when the writers of nasty programs like CoolWebSearch are winning this battle. I also noticed that Bellekom’s website, www.spywareinfo.com has been down all day. I guess this is the end.