Are they winding us up ?

Spybot - Search & Destroy [1.5 Beta] detects and removes spyware, a relatively new kind of threat not yet covered by common anti-virus applications. Spyware silently tracks your surfing behaviour to create a marketing profile for you that is transmitted without your knowledge to the compilers and sold to advertising companies.

Now - am I over reacting or are they trying to extract the Michael [for US readers = taking the micky]. Is spyware a "relatively new kind of threat" or "threat not yet covered by common anti-virus applications". This was once a very popular product that was held in high regard by many, but I think it has now been surpassed by many superior products.