The five dollar game

How many times have you seen a rack full of discounted games cd's dvd's ? You flip through them looking for anything decent, finally seeing a game you might like and after seeing the price you decide to go ahead and buy it.
It might seem like a great deal at the time,  but after loading the game you find your computer is starting to act a little wierd, your pc is slowing down, pop ups are coming up way too often.
Now you would assume that a game you buy from a reputable store wouldnt have any virus's, you would assume that the disc is clean and free from malware.
But you would be wrong, that original game was sold in a much bigger box at a much higher price, that original game was then sold to another company who bundled that game into a cheaper cd with a few other games or a pile of game ads, this other company doesnt have the same business model the original game designers had. They want to get the last few dollars from that game, they want to infect your computer with spyware malware and ads so you might just decide to buy another old game from them, get that last nickle from yet another old game title.
So.. how do you buy an old game and get just what you wanted from it ? Just the game , nothing else. One way is to scan the cd first, check it out thoroughly, another is to actually buy your games online, from an accredited game seller, one who will give you value and nothing else.
I know it should be the other way around, you should be able to trust walmart, buy a disc and install it. But the truth is there are gaming companies who have built a reputation around value and clean downloads. You no longer need to look for that disc, in fact its becoming dangerous and a total pain in your computers a$$ !!  Add to that the fact that when you buy and install the disc you then need to put that disc in when you play the game, something you no longer need to do when you download your games from a gaming site. The game just downloads and installs onto your hard drive, playing when you want to, without the disc. And if your afraid of somehow losing your computers hard drive or accidentally erasing the game, dont be, once you buy the game you can download it again and again. Your password for the game, your game file itself, is all on thier server, just sign in and download it anytime you need it. There are more than a few reputable gaming download site out there, I myself use direct2drive and im in no way telling you that you should use them, look around and find a site that works for you, one you like.