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WhenU.com Enjoined From Competing Pop-Ups

Posted by timothy on from the a-little-too-easy-that-way dept.

Frisky070802 writes "The NY Times reports that a preliminary injunction has been issued against WhenU.com, a company that distributes software that performs certain tasks for users but also intercepts their website visits so that, for instance, a visitor to Expedia would see a pop-up ad for Orbitz. Now if only we could get rid of all the rest of the pop-up ads."

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  1. Re:No problem by seanvaandering · · Score: 5, Informative

    Then you are gonna love once XP SP2 is finally released, working helpdesk for an ISP myself, I receive call upon call of people whos computers either

    1. Run slow (its your connection!!!)
    2. Boot slow (damn [ISP] software!)
    3. GP error (Must be [ISP]'s fault - I didn't install anything!)

    etc etc...

    Simply disabling the "Enable Third-Party Browser extensions (requires restart)" option 'sometimes' fixes the issue, but being the root of all evil is the browser and the spyware embedded in the registry, most fixes are temporary until you get to the FORMAT C: prompt once again.

    However I do hear yor pain, and FINALLY a firewall enabled by default in SP2 (XP's firewall is disabled by default), popup blockers in IE, and warnings when a program is attempting to install itself into your browser is one hell of a great start on improving the state of the nation. I am personally looking forward to supporting the original issues that I was paid to support - namely the CONNECTION.

    With all those, all you need is a decent Anti-Virus software and a little luser education and they are set.

    Rant is over. Move along.. nothing left to see here...