Weirdest thing. Spray/Lycos launched a screensaver that works in the background and sends repeated http posts/gets to "spamvertised" sites. Their AIM isnt to ddos the sites but to slow them down they say. Havent found any english article of it yet but check here:
Swedish site:
www.makelovenotspam.se
English:
www.makelovenotspam.com