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D-Squared Can Resume Pop-Ups, For Now

Posted by timothy on from the got-firebird dept.

linuxwrangler writes "According to this SF Gate article, U.S. District Judge Andre Davis said there was insufficient evidence for him to grant a preliminary injunction preventing D-Squared from using Microsoft's messenger service to send pop-up ads to Windows users. D-Squared used the Windows messenger service to pop-up ads as often as every 10 minutes. The ads promoted its product -- software to stop 'these unwanted and illegal pop-up messages forever with the click of a button' - a practice the FTC called 'high-tech extortion.'"

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  1. Stop that popup in 10 easy steps clicks for free. by bryanp · · Score: 5, Informative

    1. Start
    2. Settings
    3. Control Panel.
    4. Administrative Tools.
    5. Services.
    6. Messenger
    7. Change Startup Type to "Manual"
    8. Stop.
    9. Apply.
    10. OK.

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