Three Companies Shut Down For Spyware Bundling 95
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."
Dear Sony... (Score:5, Insightful)
And their botnets dismantled or ? (Score:2, Insightful)
Re:Dear Sony... (Score:2, Insightful)
'bout time... (Score:5, Insightful)
180solutions not mentioned (Score:5, Insightful)
Does this mean ... (Score:5, Insightful)
Re:So when will Sony BMG be shut down? (Score:5, Insightful)
I guess this episode should become a lesson in all MBA classes. If your company is small then keep your head low and do good business. Once the company becomes big enough, _then_ you get to do the nasty things.
Re:Dear Sony... (Score:3, Insightful)
Re:So when will Sony BMG be shut down? (Score:3, Insightful)
Re:Spyware (Score:2, Insightful)
They will just reincorporate,perhaps international (Score:2, Insightful)