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Three spyware companies shut down by U.S. courts

By Justin Mann

On November 11, 2005, 6:43 PM

A victory on the spyware front, to a degree, a U.S. court has shut down Enternet Media Inc, Conspy & Co. Inc, and IWebtunes, three U.S. companies, for bundling spyware with their products. Though not officially dispersed, the assets of each company have been frozen, rendering them unable to do business. Microsoft, Google and Webroot helped in the investigation for bringing evidence against the companies, despite MS and Google quickly becoming bitter rivals. This is the first I've heard of a company being shut down for bundling unwanted third-party software, and perhaps it will serve as a warning to other, bigger players (ala Sony) who want to use underhanded tactics. Whether or not the judgement was too harsh could be debated, but the proof is in the pudding: people and companies are taking the fight against spyware to all new heights.

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  1. November 11, 2005 6:51 PM
    nimo333 said:
    That's good news!
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  2. November 11, 2005 7:05 PM
    fiziks said:
    who would use software from a company named "conspy" anyways?
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  3. November 11, 2005 9:07 PM
    DragonMaster said:
    [b]Originally posted by fiziks:[/b][quote]who would use software from a company named "conspy" anyways?[/quote]HeheheEven IWebtunes doesn't seem pretty trusty. (No caps to tunes and no spaces, the I is in caps also)
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  4. November 11, 2005 9:28 PM
    fiziks said:
    which type of programs do each distribute, what are the names of each application (i have a broken hand, wouldn't enjoy google-ing it, asking is easier)
    Reply
  5. November 12, 2005 9:20 PM
    DragonMaster said:
    [url]http://ace-host.stuart.id.au/russell/files/conspy/[/url]
    Reply
  6. November 13, 2005 1:57 PM
    zephead said:
    thats one for our side... i hope the judge makes examples of those pricks
    Reply

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