Download.com, CNET's software download website, offers antivirus software, some of which includes a "behavior" component and is free of charge.

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Mr McFarland notes that some people try to game the Turk, by using software scripts to download a translation assignment, pass it through an online translation service such as AltaVista's Babel Fish, and then offer it up as finished work.

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Because of the blackout, some 60 million Hotmail users worldwide can't access their e-mail, Microsoft customers can't download software updates or get online support and MSNBC.com has no audience.

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