Re: Three companies shut down on spyware charges

[Martin Wehlou <martin () wehlou com>]

So, what's the chance of them shutting down Sony?

On 10 Nov 2005, at 21:30, Fergie wrote:

> According to the FTC press release:
>
> [snip]
>
> This case was brought with the invaluable assistance of the  
> Microsoft Corporation, Webroot Software, Inc., and Google  
> Incorporated.
>
> [snip]
>
> http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2005/11/enternet.htm
>
> A Reuters newswire article, via Yahoo! News, reports that:
>
> [snip]
>
> A U.S. court shut down three Internet companies for secretly  
> bundling malicious "spyware" with ring tones, music programs and  
> other free high-tech goodies, the U.S. Federal Trade Commission  
> said on Thursday.
>
> The malicious software tracked victims' Internet activity, hijacked  
> their home pages and deluged them with unwanted "pop up" ads, the  
> FTC said.
>
> The assets of Enternet Media Inc. and Conspy & Co. Inc., based in  
> California, and Iwebtunes, based in Ohio, have been frozen pending  
> further court action, the FTC said. The court also ordered all  
> three firms to halt downloads of the software.
>
> [snip]
>
> http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20051110/wr_nm/spyware_dc
>
> - ferg

J. Martin Wehlou MD, CISSP, CSDP
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