Microsoft Files Suits Against "Malvertisers" 205
eldavojohn writes "Reuters is bringing us news of five civil lawsuits filed by Microsoft against 'Soft Solutions,' 'Direct Ad,' 'qiweroqw.com,' 'ITmeter Inc,' and 'ote2008.info' that allege they 'used malvertisements to distribute malicious software or present deceptive websites that peddled scareware to unsuspecting Internet users.' Microsoft's Tim Cranton outlined the suits and provided links to all the filings for download. 'Cranton added that names of specific individuals behind these activities were not known and the lawsuits were being filed to help uncover the people responsible.'"
Brain... locking... up... (Score:3, Funny)
Shatnerian... levels... of... confusion...
Who... to... root... for... or... against...
Microsoft... or... the... malware... people...
Re:Brain... locking... up... (Score:2, Funny)
The enemy of my enemy?
Nah!
I wish them joy of each other!
Re:Microsoft Up to Something Good? (Score:5, Funny)
I suspect the main hurdle here will be the court clerk reading "qiweroqw.com" aloud.
If you don't give the Godfather his cut... (Score:2, Funny)
Re:Brain... locking... up... (Score:3, Funny)
One of them has some legal business, the other is purely illegal and harmful.
Choose the lesser evil.
Yeah, but I still have a hard time supporting the malware vendors.
As a Mac user, I say go Microsoft go! (Score:3, Funny)
Less malware = less infected Windows boxes = less useless traffic on the internet.
Linux users should applaud this too.
Of course BSD users can't applaud, because Netcraft confirmed they're dying.
Re:Brain... locking... up... (Score:5, Funny)
wish them joy of each other!
Anger is an aphrodesiac. The Malware companies have been seducing Microsoft for all this time, and now Microsoft has finally broken the ice. It's tsundere approach only quickens the heartbeat of the malware companies. Once Microsoft has them in court, the judge is throwing the book at them, the Malware companies will look up to Microsoft and say "You have me where you want me, now what do you want to do with me?"
At which point, Microsoft will smile, the fade of anger will reveal the flush of lust behind it. From the conjoining of these two, sweaty bodies of software production will emerge the glow of new life -- Microsoft Windows Lovechild.
The spawn of Microsoft and Malware will install itself upon any computer it comes in contact with. Lovechild (or MWL for short) will ask the user "You really want this installed on your system don't you?" If you type "N" it changes the background color to an alluring pink and says "Sometimes, when a user is scared, when they say 'no' they mean 'yes'" and then it proceeds to install itself upon your system.
Re:Brain... locking... up... (Score:4, Funny)
Re:As a Mac user, I say go Microsoft go! (Score:2, Funny)
BSD users can't applaud because the linux app hasn't been ported yet.
Still scanning (Score:2, Funny)
Re:Brain... locking... up... (Score:3, Funny)
"since microsoft can not (or will not) build secure operating systems"
MS could build a more secure OS than Windows but nobody would buy it because they want to run Windows apps.
I hope MS wins. (Score:3, Funny)
Notice to /. of Intellectual Property Infringement (Score:2, Funny)
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Re:Brain... locking... up... (Score:4, Funny)
if MS stopped working on superfluous bullshit
Bullshit is not superfluous to MS.