I have never had any problems with viruses from the coupon printing software – I wonder if that’s just a coincidence that it appeared around the same time. But, Jaime’s right in that everyone needs to decide for themselves what works best for them. You can still find some great savings by using just the Sun paper insert coupons w/o using printable coupons, too.

If you google “coupons.com coupon printer spyware” you can find articles detailing the complaints people have about the coupon printing software. I am not well-versed enough to comment specifically on the complaints posed in the article I read (not sure I’m allowed to link it) but my general response would be- in order for us coupon-ers to print and use the coupons some sort of limit had to be established and tracking system devised to ensure retailers that the coupons presented are valid and that the manufacturer has some sort of control over how much they’re agreeing to pay out to retailers redeeming the coupons. Whether any or all of this is disclosed in the privacy statements I do not know as I am far too lazy to read all it- apparently there are some “kinks” that some people take issue with. So it comes down to choice- to take the risk and save literally hundreds of $$$ or not. For me and my $125 computer it’s worth it (I’ve saved well more than my computer is actually worth)- for some who have a lot more invested in their computer it may not be the best choice.