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Lexmark, Spyware, and Other Tomfoolery Print E-mail
Written by Josh Van Metre   
Ever wonder why Lexmark asks you to turn off any anti-virus or anti-spyware software you might have on your computer when installing one of their printers? The answer is very simple and kind of alarming. The anti-virus and anti-spyware programs will identify an install file as spyware. Now you’re thinking, “Wait a minute, Lexmark is placing spyware on my computer?” Well, they are and at the same time they aren’t.
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