It works to collect your all private information and sends it to the intruders who will user the data from you to target you with advertisements they have dubbed appropriate based on your online habits.

Its like ads made just for you. Most times Bargain Buddy must be installed  (manually) by the user but in some instances it was found on computers in files that installed themselves automatically. To eradicate the adware go into Add/Remove Programs and delete any files named "Adware.BargainBuddy".

After removing all malicious files you should also run a scan from a spyware tool to check for and rid of any other spyware or adware infections.

In a study done in an IDC based out of Massachusetts it was predicted that money spent on internet security from spyware will jump from $12 million in the U.S. during 2003 to $305 million once 2008 rolls around.

The study said most spyware security providers will continue to compete for  the top market products, including big name antivirus security companies such as Norton and McAfee who will release their spyware product to compete with already established anti-spyware providers. Millions of computers, mostly PCs, have been and continue to be infected with spyware and adware, with the study estimating 67%  of computers with an infection already.