On the desktop, targeting is done by "cookies" small software programs installed by Web pages on a user's browser to monitor online activity.

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You can install the update if you have the Office 95 suite or if you have any of the individual programs installed.

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Statistics gathered by Microsoft show that the number of machines it found with such programs installed had fallen from 16.8 million machines to 13.4 million.

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He installed 12 Step programs in his church and an orchestra.

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Users who clicked on the links became vulnerable to programs installed on their computers that were designed to steal bank codes, send spam and engage in click fraud.

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Most of the tools are programs that must be installed on a person's computer.

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The XO is packed with hyper-designed creativity worthy of Apple, including a unique software environment that lets kids collaborate in real time on applications ranging from a simple programming simulation to music-making programs (three come pre-installed) and even an application for using sonar to pinpoint the computer's distance from other nearby XOs.

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The XO is packed with hyper-designed creativity worthy of Apple (nasdaq: AAPL - news - people ), including a unique software environment that lets kids collaborate in real time on applications ranging from a simple programming simulation to music-making programs (three come pre-installed) and even an application for using sonar to pinpoint the computer's distance from other nearby XOs.

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