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Three Companies Shut Down For Spyware Bundling

Posted by Zonk on from the more-in-the-vein-of-sony dept.

SenseOfHumor writes "A U.S. Court has shut down three companies for secretly bundling spyware. The assets of Enternet Media Inc. and Conspy & Co. Inc., based in California, and Iwebtunes, based in Ohio, have been frozen pending further court action, the FTC said. The court also ordered all three firms to halt downloads of the software." From the article: "According to a complaint filed in district court in Los Angeles, Enternet and Conspy bundled their malicious software with music files, song lyrics and cellular telephone ring tones offered free on a range of Web sites. The software was also disguised as a security upgrade for Microsoft Corp.'s Internet Explorer Web browser."

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  1. Jack, Janet, and Other by LordSkippy · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Did anyone else read that as "Three's Company Shutdown for Spyware Bundling"?

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  2. Re:Conspy? by ghoti · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Hey, at least they're honest! They didn't give themselves some inconspicuous feel-good name like Sony or sumpin ...

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  3. Spyware by certel · · Score: 1, Redundant

    It's about time some of these companies are shut down. There is no real value in spyware!

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