L.A. Court Shuts Down Spyware Op

Posted by tuxchick on Nov 11, 2005 5:25 PM EDT
InternetNews.com; By Roy Mark
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From the hip-hip hooray dept:

A Los Angeles District Court ordered three Web marketing companies to cease and desist an operation using the lure of free ringtones and browser updates to download spyware and adware to users' computers.

At the request of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), the court also ordered a halt to the deceptive downloads of a marketing affiliate that helped spread malicious software by offering free background music for blogs.

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