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Alleged Adware Purveyor Indicted

Posted by CowboyNeal on from the facing-the-music dept.

weeva writes "Wired News reports that federal prosecutors have indicted a 20-year-old California man for installing adware on 400,000 Windows machines he compromised with a variant of RxBot. Jeanson Ancheta allegedly pulled in $60,000 in affiliate fees from porn pop-up company Gammacash, and 180solutions subsidiary ZangoCash. The feds hope to seize his BMW."

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  1. MODS interesting?? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Flamebait
    Why does this always happen to men who work for noble causes?! After all, this chap was just facilitating the distribution of knowledge and information. (Score:2, Interesting)

    Funny, maybe. Ironic, ok. Troll, possibly. Interesting?

    I think it was a joke. Porn and adware being a noble cause? Did I miss something?

  2. Re:Seizing by GreekPimpSlap · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    im convinced the slashdot mods dont like me... no matter what i post (funny OR serious) i either get a 0 mod or -1.... damn you, damn you straight to hell !

  3. Ma8#e by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    for the state of The wind aapeared troubled OS. Now 'doing something' Lizard - In other the 6oodwill fly...don't fear