FTC shuts down major spyware operation
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The US Federal Trade Commission has shut down the operations of a notorious spyware operation. Acting at the request of the FTC, a District Court has ordered that the company Enternet Media Inc and two of its affiliates cease operation immediately. The defendants are said to have run one of the world's top five biggest spyware networks.
The three California-based companies operated by the defendants particularly targeted blogging sites. They lured users into downloading adware and spyware onto their computers by the promise of free lyric files, browser upgrades, and ring tones.
Among the sites operated by the defendants are www.searchmiracle.com, www.c4tdownload.com, and www.cash4toolbar.com. An Ohio-based affiliate controlled the operation Iwebtunes and ran the www.iwebtunes.com web site
The US Federal Trade Commission has shut down the operations of a notorious spyware operation. Acting at the request of the FTC, a District Court has ordered that the company Enternet Media Inc and two of its affiliates cease operation immediately. The defendants are said to have run one of the world's top five biggest spyware networks.
The three California-based companies operated by the defendants particularly targeted blogging sites. They lured users into downloading adware and spyware onto their computers by the promise of free lyric files, browser upgrades, and ring tones.
Among the sites operated by the defendants are www.searchmiracle.com, www.c4tdownload.com, and www.cash4toolbar.com. An Ohio-based affiliate controlled the operation Iwebtunes and ran the www.iwebtunes.com web site
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