Microsoft Wins $3.95 Million from Spammer

LehiNephi writes "A Washington, D.C. judge fined Daniel Khoshnood, a major spammer, for pretending to be Microsoft in order to attract customers. Specifically, he registered windowsupdate.com (not to be confused with windowsupdate.microsoft.com), then sent out mass email encouraging users to download a toolbar from that website. Although the suit was not specifically about spamming, the mass emails (and subsequent complaints) were what caught Microsoft's attention. So far, Microsoft's campaign against spam has netted them $54 million from six judgments, one dismissal, four settlements, and two bankruptcies. The article doesn't mention whether the toolbar actually lived up to its claims of automatically applying security patches."

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Re:I have to say...

[Anonymous Coward]

I think I'll have to teach you how to play on /.: you're not obliged to post 5 comments on every story that comes out, you can wait until you've got something intelligent to say!

Re:I have to say...

[Anonymous Coward]

He'll see how that works when the moderator monsters wake up.

obnoxious troll

[zogger]

Let me see, parents who care enough about their kids to devote significant amounts of their time and a lot of effort into educating their children. And this is something to laugh about?

The home schooled children I have met are without exception well educated and interesting people. It is more common than not to see them enter college at very young ages. I have yet to meet any who aren't much more advanced than the typical child of similar age in a public school system.

Why don't you troll somewhere else, and pick on an adult as well?

Re:obnoxious troll

[zogger]

He does not appear clueless to me. Let's see your site for comparison.

Re:obnoxious troll

[Anonymous Coward]

I've got enough clue not to go out and build yet another pathetic "hello, this is me and my cat" site. I think what is missing in his life are the guys from school who laugh at him and beat him up when he does/says something dumb.

Re:obnoxious troll

[the_mad_poster]

Yea.. whatevever, I'll toss the troll a bone for my own amusement...

So, in other words, you're a fifteen year old kid sitting at home in front of your computer posting on slashdot on a Saturday morning?

I have seven years on you, four jobs, some schooling, and I've been out of the country on occasion whereas you haven't been out of your room in ten years. Yet, somehow, the adults should consider you - king of the blackheads - an authoritative resource on social response to education? You can't even find anything better to do with your time than post on Slashdot on a Saturday morning (go ahead and try to call me on doing the same thing - I dare you). Why should we believe you're worldy enough to have ever even met another PERSON outside of your family, much less one who's been homeschooled?

A lot of children your age are considering some other options. Maybe you should, too?

I thought as much

[zogger]

I figured you didn't have a site, nor anything even remotely cool to share, just an anonymous large nasty ego.

seeya, you can have the last word.

Re:I thought as much

[Anonymous Coward]

Then my last word is: poontang

What's wrong with creationism?

[polished look 2]

I believe in creation.e

Washington Times owned by Moonies cult leader

[CracktownHts]

For those who didn't know, the Washington Times has a very interesting background.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/national/long term/cult/unification/wtimes.htm/

Just google for "moonies" for some even juicier information.